# Take care to ruby 1.8.7 in debian unstable

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406 "2008-06-03T16:21:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/1 "2008-06-03T16:21:30Z")

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Hi,

Debian users may experience some troubles with Rails and the latest ruby  
1.8.7 package into unstable.

## To keep ruby 1.8.6, few lines are needed into your apt configuration : [http://dev.hubiquity.fr/2008/6/3/avoid-rails-troubles-with-ruby-1-8-7-under-debian](http://dev.hubiquity.fr/2008/6/3/avoid-rails-troubles-with-ruby-1-8-7-under-debian)

David - HubiDev team  
[http://www.hubiquity.fr](http://www.hubiquity.fr)

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**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/2 "2008-06-03T17:55:37Z")

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That thread is about 2.0.2. Does 2.1 have this same problem?

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**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/3 "2008-06-05T23:15:54Z")

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Ruby F. wrote:

> That thread is about 2.0.2. Does 2.1 have this same problem?

No, it doesn’t. I’ve installed 2.1 by gem and the problem doesn’t occur.  
But I have other problems caused by Rails’ incompatibility.

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/4 "2008-06-17T11:06:35Z")

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On Jun 3, 12:20 pm, David [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Debian users may experience some troubles with Rails and the latest ruby  
> 1.8.7 package into unstable.
> 
> To keep ruby 1.8.6, few lines are needed into your apt configuration :[http://dev.hubiquity.fr/2008/6/3/avoid-rails-troubles-with-ruby-1-8-7](http://dev.hubiquity.fr/2008/6/3/avoid-rails-troubles-with-ruby-1-8-7)…

There are the same issue with Ruby 1.8.7-p17? I know that it’s in  
debian sid now. But I don’t test.

–  
Cyril M.

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/5 "2008-06-17T06:22:38Z")

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Now I’m already upgrade 1.8.7 ,how to downgrade to 1.8.6 under debian?  
在 2008-06-03二的 12:20 +0200，David写道：

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/6 "2008-06-17T15:27:00Z")

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On Jun 3, 11:20 am, David [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Debian users may experience some troubles with Rails and the latest ruby  
> 1.8.7 package into unstable.

What package version are you referring to? I run Debian testing which  
just migrated ruby-1.8 package to version 1.8.7-2. I use this platform  
for development with Rails 2.0.2 and have not noticed any problems.

Output of ./script/about:

Ruby version 1.8.7 (x86\_64-linux)  
RubyGems version 1.1.1  
Rails version 2.0.2  
Active Record version 2.0.2  
Action Pack version 2.0.2  
Active Resource version 2.0.2  
Action Mailer version 2.0.2  
Active Support version 2.0.2

Regards,  
Andrew

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/take-care-to-ruby-1-8-7-in-debian-unstable/139406/7 "2008-06-17T21:27:36Z")

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I speak about : Paquet : ruby1.8 (1.8.7.17-1 and others)

[1] : [Debian -- Error](http://packages.debian.org/sid/ruby1.8)