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Many distros come with Ruby standard, it's not very big and I think it has a lot to recommend it over Python or Perl when it comes to lightweight scripting for
by nightpool 2y ago
Many distros come with Ruby standard, it's not very big and I think it has a lot to recommend it over Python or Perl when it comes to lightweight scripting for sysadmins and day to day automation. I wouldn't necessarily pull it into an open source project where they weren't already present, but I would definitely choose it for personal use well before Python or Perl
- dymk 2y agoUbuntu, Debian, Arch, CentOS - none of these, as far as I know, ship with a Ruby interpreter by default. I’d like to be wrong, but I don’t think many do.
- drusepth 2y agoIt's been a while since I reinstalled Ubuntu, but the latest version (24.04 LTS) definitely includes Ruby (3.2) according to their docs [0]. [0] https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat#:~:text=Ubuntu%2024.04%20LTS%20includes%20Python,and%20Rust https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-n....
- mixmastamyk 2y agoIt's in the repos, but not installed by default. Not on my Fedora box either.
- gavindean90 2y agoAnd Python 3 is everywhere
- o11c 2y agoIt might be installed by default from the graphical CD, but you can't assume everybody uses that, even outside of server environments.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoDoes Arch even ship with Python by default? Its whole thing is being minimalist by default and letting you customize what is and is not installed.