# ROR on Ubuntu package vs gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-on-ubuntu-package-vs-gems/133016>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 26, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-on-ubuntu-package-vs-gems/133016 "2008-03-26T18:59:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![spokra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@spokra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spokra)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-on-ubuntu-package-vs-gems/133016/1 "2008-03-26T18:59:31Z")

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Ok, I got a new laptop and would like a good clean env to work on.  
every system I’ve setup I’ve had problems using rail package and  
gems. what is the BEST way to manage a rails install? should i load  
ruby from package and then gem from source and do everything with  
gems? or ruby/gem from package and then manage the gems with gem?

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**Author:** ![spokra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@spokra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spokra)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-on-ubuntu-package-vs-gems/133016/2 "2008-03-26T19:04:49Z")

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spokra wrote:

> Ok, I got a new laptop and would like a good clean env to work on.  
> every system I’ve setup I’ve had problems using rail package and  
> gems. what is the BEST way to manage a rails install? should i load  
> ruby from package and then gem from source and do everything with  
> gems? or ruby/gem from package and then manage the gems with gem?
> 
> >

I recommend installing only Ruby from the packages, and then going to  
[http://rubyonrails.org/down](http://rubyonrails.org/down) and starting with the step for RubyGems to  
install that and Rails.

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