# Rubygems plugin wish: auto installer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379 "2009-06-16T19:56:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379/1 "2009-06-16T19:56:13Z")

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mostly for rmagick, I wish there were a rubygems plugin that would  
install apt-get dependencies or download and run windows .exe dep’s.  
Cheers!  
-=r

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**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379/2 "2009-06-16T20:54:46Z")

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On Jun 16, 2009, at 10:56 , Roger P. wrote:

> mostly for rmagick, I wish there were a rubygems plugin that would  
> install apt-get dependencies or download and run windows .exe dep’s.

write it.

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**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379/3 "2009-06-17T02:38:34Z")

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On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:53, Ryan D. wrote:

> On Jun 16, 2009, at 10:56 , Roger P. wrote:  
> mostly for rmagick, I wish there were a rubygems plugin that would
> 
> > install apt-get dependencies or download and run windows .exe dep’s.
> 
> write it.

PS:

$ ri Gem::Specification | grep -A2 requirement  
requirements (RW):  
An array or things required by this gem. Not used by anything  
presently.

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**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-plugin-wish-auto-installer/170379/4 "2009-06-17T06:32:58Z")

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> > write it.
> 
> PS:
> 
> $ ri Gem::Specification | grep -A2 requirement  
> requirements (RW):  
> An array or things required by this gem. Not used by anything  
> presently.

nice.  
-=r