# Ruby-lang.org suggestion

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440 "2006-10-17T10:23:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440/1 "2006-10-17T10:23:36Z")

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Hi.

In the download section of [ruby-lang.org](http://ruby-lang.org), there’s a how-to about  
installation of Ruby.  
The document says:

> [@](#):
>
> For example, on Debian or Ubuntu apt-get provides an easy and elegant  
> solution:
> 
> % apt-get install ruby1.8 irb1.8 rdoc1.8

However, afaik, the recommendation way of installing ruby is using  
virtual package  
named ‘ruby’ especially in Ubuntu. Thus, I believe that the above code  
snippet should  
be corrected like:

% apt-get install ruby irb rdoc

What do you guys think about this?

Sincerely,  
Minkoo S.

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440/2 "2006-10-17T15:53:17Z")

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On Oct 17, 2006, at 3:21 AM, Minkoo wrote:

> Thus, I believe that the above code snippet should  
> be corrected like:
> 
> % apt-get install ruby irb rdoc
> 
> What do you guys think about this?

I’m happy to make this change if it is needed, but I know nothing  
about this. Can someone please confirm this approach?

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440/3 "2006-10-17T16:03:21Z")

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I can confirm on Ubuntu.

The command should probably read:  
$ sudo apt-get install ruby irb rdoc

For irb and rdoc you will need to enable the universe repository.

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**Author:** ![pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@pool007](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pool007)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lang-org-suggestion/72440/4 "2006-10-17T16:11:27Z")

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On Oct 17, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Jon L. wrote:

> I can confirm on Ubuntu.
> 
> The command should probably read:  
> $ sudo apt-get install ruby irb rdoc
> 
> For irb and rdoc you will need to enable the universe repository.

Good enough for me, I made the change.

Thank you both.

James Edward G. II