# Installation of binding database using Gem or apt-get

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886 "2007-01-30T13:56:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GinTon)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886/1 "2007-01-30T13:56:21Z")

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I’m very confused with a thing. To installing a database as postgresql  
in Ruby from Debian/Ubuntu, does the same to using “apt-get install  
libpgsql-ruby1.8” than “gem install postgres”? If they are the same,  
which is the best?

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**Author:** ![GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GinTon)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886/2 "2007-01-30T14:11:29Z")

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The PostgreSQL database must be installed separately. The Ruby bindings  
for PostgreSQL are provided with Rails.

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**Author:** ![GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GinTon)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886/3 "2007-01-30T14:29:37Z")

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I mean the ruby library to accessing to the database. I was wrong when  
I said the binding database, sorry

On 30 ene, 13:11, Mick S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GinTon)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886/4 "2007-01-30T14:36:11Z")

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OK:

gem install ruby-postgres

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**Author:** ![GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GinTon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GinTon)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-of-binding-database-using-gem-or-apt-get/83886/5 "2007-01-30T14:37:10Z")

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Which is best? I wouldn’t know ☹