# Updating

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 2, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784 "2010-02-02T19:39:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kfmfe04)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784/1 "2010-02-02T19:39:04Z")

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I have ruby 1.9.1 and would like to update to the latest version.  
Do I have to do a complete re-install???

Mac OSX Snow Leopard

Thanks ken

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**Author:** ![kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kfmfe04)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784/2 "2010-02-03T02:40:11Z")

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On Feb 2, 2010, at 10:39 , Ken F. wrote:

> I have ruby 1.9.1 and would like to update to the latest version.  
> Do I have to do a complete re-install???
> 
> Mac OSX Snow Leopard

yes

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**Author:** ![kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kfmfe04)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784/3 "2010-02-03T03:49:23Z")

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Ryan D. wrote:

> On Feb 2, 2010, at 10:39 , Ken F. wrote:
> 
> > I have ruby 1.9.1 and would like to update to the latest version.  
> > Do I have to do a complete re-install???
> > 
> > Mac OSX Snow Leopard
> 
> yes

Thank you  
do I have to remove the old version or just write over it??

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**Author:** ![kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kfmfe04)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784/4 "2010-02-03T08:51:52Z")

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On Feb 2, 2010, at 18:49 , Ken F. wrote:

> Thank you  
> do I have to remove the old version or just write over it??

Just write over it… that’s fine.

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**Author:** ![kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kfmfe04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kfmfe04)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating/182784/5 "2010-02-03T17:26:55Z")

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Ryan D. wrote:

> On Feb 2, 2010, at 18:49 , Ken F. wrote:
> 
> > Thank you  
> > do I have to remove the old version or just write over it??
> 
> Just write over it… that’s fine.

great - thank you very much