# Rails version

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-version/105610>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 31, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-version/105610 "2007-05-31T18:04:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jeannibee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@jeannibee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeannibee)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-version/105610/1 "2007-05-31T18:04:39Z")

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Hi

I have a rails version installed that was obtained from executing  
“apt-get install rails”. (New installation of Ubuntu 7.0.x)

I had problems configuring and using gems to install it. The ./configure  
script throw errors with missing ‘zlib’ even though I made sure all the  
required libraries were installed.

Anyway ‘apt-get’ worked, but now I can’t verify what version of rails  
I’m using, rails -v and rails --version both aren’t valid switches /  
parameters.

The ‘help’ screen that pops up has no info on seeing the version.

Any help would be great.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jeannibee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@jeannibee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeannibee)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-version/105610/2 "2007-05-31T19:48:51Z")

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Best bet, make a rails site real quick “rails testsite” then in  
testsite/  
run “ruby script/about”. Will tell you everything you want to know about  
the  
Rails environment.

Jason