# Ruby libraries / archives

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-libraries-archives/75889>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 14, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-libraries-archives/75889 "2006-11-14T01:33:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-libraries-archives/75889/1 "2006-11-14T01:33:18Z")

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How does everyone create, organize and distribute Ruby libraries?  
The only mention of a Java JAR-like archive is the tar2rubyscript.  
Is there something better out there?

Robert

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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-libraries-archives/75889/2 "2006-11-14T02:11:23Z")

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Robert La Ferla wrote:

> How does everyone create, organize and distribute Ruby libraries? The  
> only mention of a Java JAR-like archive is the tar2rubyscript. Is  
> there something better out there?
> 
> Robert

RubyGems: [http://doc.rubygems.org/](http://doc.rubygems.org/)

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**Author:** ![rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rlorimor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlorimor)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-libraries-archives/75889/3 "2006-11-14T13:00:26Z")

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Robert La Ferla wrote:

> How does everyone create, organize and distribute Ruby libraries?  
> The only mention of a Java JAR-like archive is the tar2rubyscript.  
> Is there something better out there?

And tar.gzip/zip + setup.rb for manual installs.

T.