From: "DaShiell, Jude T.  CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26" <jude.dashiell@...>
Date: 2011-01-10T21:52:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Best Linux Distro for Ruby?

If you go with Debian, please check out sid distribution.  Sid is more experimental than standard but has mono-vbnc available while standard doesn't.  I once had sid running for nearly two years with no problems.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jon W. [mailto:djangofan@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 17:10
To: ruby-talk ML
Subject: Re: Best Linux Distro for Ruby?

I think Ubuntu is a little confusing to new Ruby developers.  I 
personally wouldn't recommend it.   Some things that bug me about it 
(coming from a Windows background using Ruby)

 1.  Ubuntu has a Ruby 1.9.1 package that you can install, which is 
really Ruby 1.9.2 but when you install it using Synaptic Package Manager 
the system also installs Ruby 1.8.7  and then requires you to fiddle 
with the symbolic links on the path of Gem and Ruby executables.   Also, 
the --update   flag for ruby commands wont work if you install that way. 
Its annoying.

  2.  RVM may be the way to go but Ubuntu doesn't have a default package 
for installing it via Synaptic Package Manager.  Another annoyance.

So, im investigating other distros.  My guess is that astandard install 
of Debian will be the way to go.   Fedora seemed a little behind the 
times on providing recent packages also.

If I am going to use RVM then I'll use a system which seems to expect it 
.

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