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You can do it without root if you take precautions, but the default is to use root.
by astrodust 9y ago
You can do it without root if you take precautions, but the default is to use root.
- chocolateboy 9y agoDepends on the system. The default on Arch Linux is local gem installs: $ cat /etc/gemrc # --user-install is used to install to $HOME/.gem/ by default since we want to separate # pacman installed gems and gem installed gems gem: --user-install
- astrodust 9y agoThat's a nice touch and some good work on the part of the package maintainer. Most (Ubuntu, RedHat, etc.) do not, they just expect you to sudo everything.