# How to easily upgrade to new Ruby 1.9 patch level

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 3, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052 "2010-07-03T14:12:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052/1 "2010-07-03T14:12:34Z")

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I currently have Ruby 1.9.1 p378 installed on Windows. If I want to  
upgrade to p429, do I need to uninstall p378 first? Will I need to  
reinstall all my gems, etc.?

I guess, in short, I’m asking what’s the most pain-free way to do the  
update?

–Alex

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**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052/2 "2010-07-03T16:40:33Z")

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On Jul 3, 9:12 am, Alex DeCaria [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I currently have Ruby 1.9.1 p378 installed on Windows. If I want to  
> upgrade to p429, do I need to uninstall p378 first? Will I need to  
> reinstall all my gems, etc.?
> 
> I guess, in short, I’m asking what’s the most pain-free way to do the  
> update?

Hello Alex,

Are you using RubyInstaller releases?

It is recommended remove the previous installed package, but none of  
your gems or customizations will be removed.

At this time we haven’t released the newer patchlevel for the  
RubyInstaller, we are working right now on release 1.8.7 and 1.9.1

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**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052/3 "2010-07-03T18:50:13Z")

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> Are you using RubyInstaller releases?
> 
> It is recommended remove the previous installed package, but none of  
> your gems or customizations will be removed.
> 
> At this time we haven’t released the newer patchlevel for the  
> RubyInstaller, we are working right now on release 1.8.7 and 1.9.1

Hi Luis: I’ve been using the RubyInstaller releases. So, once the  
RubyInstaller for p429 is released I can just do the ‘uninstall Ruby  
1.9’ from my start menu (windows) and then run the installer for the new  
1.9.1 p429 and alls my gems, etc. will be the same as before?

–Alex

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**Author:** ![alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-easily-upgrade-to-new-ruby-1-9-patch-level/191052/4 "2010-07-04T23:15:57Z")

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On Jul 3, 1:50 pm, Alex DeCaria [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 1.9’ from my start menu (windows) and then run the installer for the new  
> 1.9.1 p429 and alls my gems, etc. will be the same as before?

Correct.