# Installing ruby and rails on linux without using internet co **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 12, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541 "2007-03-12T14:34:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/1 "2007-03-12T14:34:37Z")
Hi, i am a newbie. i don’t have internet connetion at home. so all i can do is, i can download individually in internet browsing centre and install on my home pc. currently i am using fedora core 6. i don’t know how to download individual jems file. it would be great, if any one of you can summaries the steps to install ruby and rails on linux. Ashok ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/2 "2007-03-12T16:56:00Z")
Hi Ashok, ``` RoR is a framework for developing web-server based applications. ``` If you don’t have an internet connection, I am puzzled as to what the point is – RoR on a PC without an internet connection is kind of like a motorboat in the middle of the Sahara desert – what would you do with it? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/3 "2007-03-12T17:16:05Z")
On 3/12/07, Dennis N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 3/12/07, Ashok K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > it would be great, if any one of you can summaries the steps to install > > | | > > | The way to be happy is to be good. | > > | | > > |------------------------------------------------------| Dennis, I do not think it is al atll necessary for you to be connected to teh internet to develop a web application, just to deploy it ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/4 "2007-03-12T22:09:48Z")
Hi Chris, ``` Good point. I was a little surprised at the question, and fired ``` off a response w/o thinking it through. However, developing standalone, while possible, makes it difficult to test for things like – how well will it scale to 500+ concurrent users, and - its this UI clearly understandable to anyone besides the original author? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/5 "2007-03-13T03:30:59Z")
On 3/13/07, Dennis N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi Chris, > > ``` > Good point. I was a little surprised at the question, and fired off > > ``` > > a > response w/o thinking it through. However, developing standalone, while > possible, makes it difficult to test for things like – how well will it > scale to 500+ concurrent users, and - its this UI clearly understandable > to > anyone besides the original author? i am newbie, i am studying ruby on rails. the internet connection is available in my company. but i don’t have at home. that is why, i have asked this question. i have rails standalone package. i don’t know, how to install it. i want to know about installation on linux and windows. can any one tell me this step. Ashok Dennis ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/6 "2007-03-13T21:22:45Z")
On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 11:30:12AM +0900, Ashok K. wrote: > i have rails standalone package. i don’t know, how to install it. > i want to know about installation on linux and windows. > > can any one tell me this step. Depends what you mean by “standalone package”. This could be a gem (xxx.gem) or a package for your native Linux version (e.g. .deb for Ubuntu, .rpm for fedora) If it’s a gem, then you must have rubygems installed first, then you use “gem install” to install it. At this point you may discover that this gem depends on other gems to install, so you’ll end up going back into work to get those too 🙂 If it’s a native package, then use the appropriate native package installation tool (dpkg, rpm etc). You’ll have a similar dependency issue. Might be easier to bring your PC into work 🙂 Regards, Brian. ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/7 "2007-03-14T13:06:32Z")
On 3/14/07, Brian C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > (e.g. .deb for Ubuntu, .rpm for fedora) > > If it’s a gem, then you must have rubygems installed first, then you use > “gem install” to install it. At this point you may discover that this gem > depends on other gems to install, so you’ll end up going back into work to > get those too 🙂 yes, i agree. and as i suspected, rake gem should be installed separately on linux, then only you can install rails gem file. regards Ashok If it’s a native package, then use the appropriate native package > installation tool (dpkg, rpm etc). You’ll have a similar dependency issue. > > Might be easier to bring your PC into work 🙂 Regards, ---
**Author:** ![spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@spashokkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spashokkumar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-and-rails-on-linux-without-using-internet-co/88541/8 "2007-03-12T17:40:07Z")
not all gems are web-centric. Though many are.