# Ruby 1.9 as the distro default

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-as-the-distro-default/175492>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-as-the-distro-default/175492 "2009-09-14T19:09:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-as-the-distro-default/175492/1 "2009-09-14T19:09:40Z")

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arch linux just upgraded the default ruby to 1.9.1p129. any other  
distros done so yet?

martin

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**Author:** ![Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-as-the-distro-default/175492/2 "2009-09-14T19:34:33Z")

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Gentoo has, for at least six months, provided the user with the option  
of doing so (switching between 1.8 and 1.9 as the distro default).