# Ruby-odbc on shared linux host

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-odbc-on-shared-linux-host/167137>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 4, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-odbc-on-shared-linux-host/167137 "2009-05-04T16:24:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-odbc-on-shared-linux-host/167137/1 "2009-05-04T16:24:14Z")

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Has anyone managed to install ruby-odbc on a shared linux host (non-root  
access)?

Generally the standard is to configure using a --prefix option  
(–prefix=$HOME/local/project) to set the install/configuration  
locations for a project but ruby-odbc seems pretty adamant to try to  
install to the “standard” locations.