From: Casimir <pikEISPAMMMseli@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T19:35:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby install on Kubuntu Linux - why so spread out

Tom Cloyd kirjoitti:
> I've migrated from WinXP in recent days, and I'm having trouble getting 
> up to speed with Ruby on Kubuntu (7.10).
> 
> Then I went looking for it. In WinXP, I got a Start menu "Ruby" entry, 
> with irb, etc. In Kubuntu, it appears that programs installs mostly just 
> get eaten up by the file system, and I get to go hunt them down. In 
> WinXP, Ruby sits in a single obvious directory, in root - C:\ruby. In 
> Kubuntu, it seems to be a ship wreck. I had to do a systematic search of 
> the file system to find...
> 
Shuure, its a ship wreck, that why its used in most production servers 
in the world...

You can easily add any program in the menu. Yes, there is some learning 
to do when you take on a whole new OS, yes you will experience frustration.

How about googling "Linux File System" and maybe add "Structure" or 
"Tutorial" to that?

>  /usr/bin/ruby1.8
>  /usr/share/doc/ruby1.8
>  /usr/lib/ruby/1.8
> 
> One question - why? Am I supposed to KNOW that this is where things end 
> up? Why is it done this way?
Because linux is not Windows XP, thank god. Realize that you need to 
re-learn some things. The Windows way is far from perfect...

> I'm delighted with Kubuntu Linux, overwhelmingly, but I'm puzzled by 
> this shotgun installation. Can anyone explain the thinking behind this?
> 
Actually, the developers of (Kubuntu) should be puzzled by your 
thinking. Why would Windows be the perfect model for an OS. Newsflash! 
It is not. Take off your Bill Gates -colored glasses!

My advice is:

* Install Yakuake (a command line terminal that pops up when you hit the 
shortcut (default F12).
* Have kubuntu load yakuake at startup.
* Learn command line file manipulation, apt-get, ruby compilation.
* Presto - you have teh powa! You will *never* want to go back to Windows.

Well, Just My Opinion..