# Moving from rails 1.2 -\> 2.0 RC

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 28, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473 "2007-11-28T09:47:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tarscher)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473/1 "2007-11-28T09:47:35Z")

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Hi all,

I just installed rails 2.0 RC. How do I make that my application use  
the new rails 2.0?

Thanks  
Stijn

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**Author:** ![Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tarscher)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473/2 "2007-11-28T23:09:10Z")

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Tarscher wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I just installed rails 2.0 RC. How do I make that my application use  
> the new rails 2.0?

$ rake rails:update

provided that you have not previously frozen rails. Otherwise

$ rake rails:freeze --force (I think)  
$ rake rails:update

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**Author:** ![Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tarscher)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473/3 "2007-11-29T02:46:01Z")

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This link talks about the migration

> **[Moving to Rails 2.0](https://macournoyer.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/moving-to-rails-20/)**
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> I know … it’s like exercising, you know you’ll be better afterwards but you don’t feel like going trough the pain right now. Updating a framework can be a pain, here’s…

On Nov 28, 2007 5:09 PM, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tarscher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tarscher)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-from-rails-1-2-2-0-rc/121473/4 "2007-11-28T23:09:53Z")

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James B. wrote:  
Should be:

> $ rake rails:freeze:edge --force (I think)  
> $ rake rails:update