# Ruby install conflict and ruby-dbi-all on debian 3.1

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**Created:** [January 7, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-install-conflict-and-ruby-dbi-all-on-debian-3-1/51810 "2006-01-07T09:08:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-install-conflict-and-ruby-dbi-all-on-debian-3-1/51810/1 "2006-01-07T09:08:23Z")

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Hi there,

I am running debian 3.1(sarge, I think).  
I need to be able to connect to mysql, Postgres & Oracle.  
I can connect to postgres & Mysql but Oracle (to a remote host) is  
proving a pain.

Following problems and looking on forums I have done the following ruby  
install.

```
apt-get install ruby ruby1.8 ruby1.8-examples libyaml-ruby1.8

```

libdbm-ruby1.8 libopenssl-ruby1.8  
liberb-ruby1.8 libsyslog-ruby1.8 libtest-unit-ruby1.8  
ruby1.8-dev libruby1.8 libiconv-ruby1.8

```
installed rubygems

apt-get install libdbd-pg-ruby

```

apt-get install libdbd-mysql-ruby

ruby-dbi-all  
This said it could not find sqlite library !  
So I did:  
ruby setup.rb config --with=dbi,dbd\_oracle

However, there appers to a conflict:

ls -l /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/DBD  
total 8  
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-01-05 16:15 Mysql  
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-01-05 16:15 Pg

ls -l /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/DBD  
total 4  
drwxr-sr-x 2 root staff 4096 2006-01-05 17:34 Oracle

Why are they in different places ?  
I am assuming this is my problem.

I have tried commands like:  
ruby setup.rb config --with=dbi,dbd\_oracle  
–bin-dir=/usr/lib/ruby/1.8  
but these do not appear to have worked.

Any help appreciated.