Upgrading Ubuntu hardy to Ruby 1.8.7
- by Simone Carletti
My server is running Ubuntu Hardy and Ruby 1.8.6 installed using aptitude.
I'd like to upgrade to Ruby 1.8.7 but, unfortunately, the Ruby package includes Ruby 1.8.7 starting from Ubuntu Intrepid.
I read a couple of tutorials about how to upgrade to Ruby 1.8.7 and I found at least 3 different way to accomplish this task:
backports
installation from source
installation from source and multiple versions
I'm a bit confused. How do you recommend to upgrade to Ruby 1.8.7 taking into consideration I don't need multiple Ruby versions on the same server? I'd like to cleanly replace the existing Ruby 1.8.6 with Ruby 1.8.7.