On Sb, 28 mar 20, 11:37:48, l0f4r0@tuta.io wrote: > Hi, > > I'm on Debian 10. > What is the best practice regarding Ruby gems installation please (user vs root)? (the answer applies more or less to any language, not just Ruby) Since you're asking on a Debian list the answer is "install from packages only". By definition[1] the software versions in stable remain the same (with a very few exceptions). If there are security issues the fix is backported to the stable version of the package. In case you are doing development you might want to consider using unstable/sid instead, packages should be reasonably up to date (if not, consider helping, see below). If you are missing libraries consider contributing packages for them. Languages usually have dedicated teams in Debian, that can provide mentoring, help with maintenance, sponsorship, etc. [1] the Debian release is called "stable" because it doesn't change (much). If you want to be as much as possible up to date you should use testing (currently bullseye) or unstable/sid. Every new package version may also bring new bugs with it, prepare accordingly. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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