From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2008-05-01T13:44:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.6 (i486-linux)

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Roy Stannard wrote:
| First post here, I hope this is the right forum :)
|
| I've installed Ruby on a Ubuntu Gutsy box - Pentium 4 2.8Ghz, but when I
| check the version with the Rails splash screen (localhost:3000) it shows
| - Ruby version 1.8.6 (i486-linux). How can I upgrade to a i686 version?

As Kyle pointed out, you can probably find Ubuntu .deb files to install
Ruby 1.8.6-i686.

However, the speed gains shouldn't be all that great, and the versions
are equivalent, anyway.

In short: worrying about a -686 version is unnecessary and a waste of
your precious time. ;)

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Phillip Gawlowski
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