# Re: Installing irb in Ubuntu

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-installing-irb-in-ubuntu/63884>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-installing-irb-in-ubuntu/63884 "2006-06-20T09:09:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-installing-irb-in-ubuntu/63884/1 "2006-06-20T09:09:22Z")

</div>

# is there any way to fix such a non-intuitive installation procedure?

you can try it all on one line: “apt-get install ruby libzlib-ruby rdoc  
irb”

it’s an apt thingy (as far as ruby is concern;)  
apt maintainers holds, “you install only what you want, so say what you  
want to install” 🙂

imho, the ideal way is to compile fr source, plus you get to have the  
latest stable too.

kind regards -botp

# Sincerely,

# Minkoo S.

#