From: Tom Cloyd <tc@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T20:44:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby install on Kubuntu Linux - why so spread out

Thanks, guys. Definitely helpful. I still think it's easier to put it 
all in one place, and I'm not characterizing WinXP when I say that - 
just how my ruby got installed there by the windows installer. As for 
the "shotgun" installation on Kubuntu - I suspected there was a logic to 
it, but didn't know what it was. I'm moving very fast with Kubuntu, out 
of necessity, and I'm not a CS pro, so I smack into my ignorance a lot.

Having now a bit of a roadmap for the *nix filesystem - that'll help, 
definitely.

And...I left my WinXP for a reason. Sick of it. Kubuntu is much more to 
my liking, although that's just my taste. And, of course, I'd like it 
all to be set up to please me. Matz has his language, so why can't I 
have... Well, that's crazy-making thinking, and I'll try to stop it!

Wonderful how I got a flurry of replies FAST, here. I very rarely post. 
Nice experience.

Finally, I read the long Zed Shaw thread, and then cruised his piece. 
Good Lord - it doesn't matter how smart he is. He has no people skills. 
And...no one owes us anything, not as an adult. He needs to take 
responsibility - the "ability to respond" and get his life to work, as 
do we all. He's squandering his energy and talent, and achieving what? 
High status at the middle school? Amazing.

t.

Tom Cloyd wrote:
> I've migrated from WinXP in recent days, and I'm having trouble 
> getting up to speed with Ruby on Kubuntu (7.10).
>
> My question at the moment has to do with the nature of the 
> installation. I installed ruby from the package manager database, 
> using Adept. It tells me that it's installing 'Ruby 1.8 - the current 
> stable version". Not 1.85x, but 1.8. I'm offered the option of 1.9, as 
> well. I went with 1.8 (hoping that it really was more l
>
> 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...
>
> /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?
>
> I'm delighted with Kubuntu Linux, overwhelmingly, but I'm puzzled by 
> this shotgun installation. Can anyone explain the thinking behind this?
>
> Tom
>


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