From: Nathan Farrar <atraeyu@...>
Date: 2006-09-13T22:20:01+09:00
Subject: Installation Problem

Let me preface my question with: I'm new to both Linux & Ruby.
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu Linux, with the intention of installing 
ruby and learning and learning the language.

I immediately went to ruby-lang.com, clicked the 20 minutes link, and 
proceeded to follow the debian/unbuntu downloaded instructions:

sudo apt-get install ruby1.8 irb1.8 rdoc1.8

The packages irb1.8 and rdoc1.8 cannot be found.

Booting up synaptic package manager, I searched for ruby1.8, found the 
ruby1.8.4 package but when searching for irb1.8 and rdoc1.8 it only 
returns the ruby1.8 package.

Perhaps this means that the instructions on the website are for the 
1.8.2 version and the 1.8.4 package has all three of those packages 
bundled in the ruby1.8 package?

After installing the Ruby1.8 (1.8.4 version) I followed the next 
instruction: open up a shell and boot irb by using the command: "irb" - 
no luck.  Command not found.

Can anyone enlighten me as to what I am doing wrong?  I would really 
appreciate it.

Thank you.

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