# Help Ruby Emacs on Ubuntu

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 2, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410 "2006-04-02T04:09:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410/1 "2006-04-02T04:09:49Z")

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Hi All

I know I am trying to tackle to many thing at once but it just the way  
it is.

I would like to learn Ruby and I have purchased a couple of books (I  
know a couple of other languages so I am not new to programming). I  
would like to use Emacs to do my Ruby coding and testing I am also  
learning Emacs at the same time. Could someone please help me get  
Emacs setup for Ruby. A link with detailed instructions would be fine  
as long as the detail instruction approach it from newbie Ruby, newbie  
Emacs and Newbie Linux(Ubuntu).

Len S.

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410/2 "2006-04-02T08:28:10Z")

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You might try:

> **[WebMD - Better information. Better health.](https://www.webmd.com/?InstallingEmacsExtensions)**
>
> The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert...

and

> **[WebMD - Better information. Better health.](https://www.webmd.com/?EmacsExtensions)**
>
> The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert...

Roy

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410/3 "2006-04-02T15:24:39Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi All  
> – snip –  
> A link with detailed instructions would be fine  
> as long as the detail instruction approach it from newbie Ruby, newbie  
> Emacs and Newbie Linux(Ubuntu).
> 
> Len S.  
> Open a terminal and type ‘sudo apt-get install ruby-elisp’

best  
Pia

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-emacs-on-ubuntu/93410/4 "2006-04-02T18:15:14Z")

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Thanks

This got me off to a start

Len