# Ruby, Debian, and Media Temple **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752 "2006-12-18T18:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/1 "2006-12-18T18:43:54Z")
I recently tried to run some Rails plugins (techno-weenie’s White List) that require a version of Ruby greater than the one Debian is currently using. I’m wondering if anyone happens to know if/when Debian might upgrade to a newer version of Ruby - or if anyone knows if/how to install a newer version on a shared hosting plan (specifically, Media Temple grid server). I’m not trying to start another conversation about what Debian should or should not support. I don’t pretend to know anything about that. I just need to figure out if I should (a) wait for Debian, and hopefully Media Temple to upgrade, (b) try to get a newer version running for myself on this shared hosting, or © forget about using plugins that require something newer than 1.8.2. Any help very much appreciated. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/2 "2006-12-18T19:18:02Z")
Trevor T. wrote: > Media Temple to upgrade, (b) try to get a newer version running for > myself on this shared hosting, or (c) forget about using plugins that > require something newer than 1.8.2. > > Any help very much appreciated. Thanks. What’s your business model? 🙂 – M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P) [http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/](http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/) If God had meant for carrots to be eaten cooked, He would have given rabbits fire. ---
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/3 "2006-12-18T19:46:09Z")
[Trevor T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), 2006-12-18 18.43 CET] > Media Temple to upgrade, (b) try to get a newer version running for > myself on this shared hosting, or (c) forget about using plugins that > require something newer than 1.8.2. It’s the stable release of Debian, so I don’t think they’ll upgrade Ruby any more (save for security patches). The new stable version (with the Ruby upgrade) doesn’t have a release date yet, so it’s better not to wait for it. You can try the ruby package (1.8.5) from the “testing” distribution. If that won’t force you to upgrade too many other packages because of dependencies, then that’s the way to go. If not, you’ll need to build your own ruby. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/4 "2006-12-18T21:20:22Z")
On 12/18/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What’s your business model? 🙂 I’m thinking Digg + Reddit + Flickr + Google. Should be a total no-brainer! On 12/18/06, Carlos [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > You can try the ruby package (1.8.5) from the “testing” distribution. If > that won’t force you to upgrade too many other packages because of > dependencies, then that’s the way to go. > > If not, you’ll need to build your own ruby. > > Good luck. Thanks very much for the help. I’ll start Googling. ---
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/5 "2006-12-20T19:08:13Z")
Carlos wrote: > > or should not support. I don’t pretend to know anything about that. I > > just need to figure out if I should (a) wait for Debian, and hopefully > > Media Temple to upgrade, (b) try to get a newer version running for > > myself on this shared hosting, or (c) forget about using plugins that > > require something newer than 1.8.2. > > It’s the stable release of Debian, so I don’t think they’ll upgrade Ruby any > more (save for security patches). The new stable version (with the Ruby > upgrade) doesn’t have a release date yet, so it’s better not to wait for it. It just slipped. “Etch” should be in pretty good shape as far as Ruby is concerned, and “Sarge” (current stable) should be fine for the rest. > You can try the ruby package (1.8.5) from the “testing” distribution. If > that won’t force you to upgrade too many other packages because of > dependencies, then that’s the way to go. > > If not, you’ll need to build your own ruby. One thing to watch out for is that Debian “testing” doesn’t guarantee security updates like “stable” does. So … things like the “p2” level may not necessarily be in there until there’s a formal release of “Etch”. Just out of curiosity, how many hosting companies are there that run Debian these days? I thought most of them were running Fedora Core on the Linux side. > Good luck. – M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P) [http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/](http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/) If God had meant for carrots to be eaten cooked, He would have given rabbits fire. ---
**Author:** ![trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@trevorturk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevorturk)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debian-and-media-temple/79752/6 "2006-12-20T19:53:16Z")
On Dec 18, 2006, at 09:43, Trevor T. wrote: > I’m wondering if anyone happens to know if/when Debian might > upgrade to a newer version of Ruby Wouldn’t a Debian packaging mailing list be most suitable for this question? > or if anyone knows if/how to install a newer version on a shared > hosting plan > (specifically, Media Temple grid server). Wouldn’t a Media Temple support mailing list be most suitable for this question? – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!