From: Stefano Crocco <stefano.crocco@...>
Date: 2009-08-31T20:35:24+09:00
Subject: Re: install ruby 1.9-p243 from source in /usr/bin, ubuntu 9.04

On Monday 31 August 2009, Rainer Kuhn wrote:
> |What I expected: Ruby should install in /usr/bin and /usr/lib where the
> |previous ruby installation already is.
> |
> |What happened: Ruby installed in /usr/local
> |
> |What I did:
> |download ruby1.9-p243
> |unpack
> |./configure
> |make
> |sudo make install
> |
> |
> |Can someone help me to get this installed over the current ruby1.9-p129
> |installation which alread is at /usr/bin so I can keep all my already
> |installed gems.
> |
> |Ray
> |
> |Ubuntu 9.04
> |

I guess you should use

./configure --prefix=/usr

instead of simply

./configure

I hope this helps

Stefano