Ruby gem install by root not available to users

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ruby gem install as root/administrator is not available to users. How is this fixed?

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What did you install and how? package name?

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logged in as root.
gem install --verbose curses
gem install --verbose gruff
gem install --verbose serial
etc…

I found in other distros that if root install via gem install then the gem is made available to all users

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I misunderstood what you where asking about.
I thought you where asking about what is available as a installable from the repo package: rubygems

I have actually no idea whatsoever how ruby is supposed to work. :man_shrugging:
Probably use the user who wants to have it?

root is the admin of the system - no other normal user has access to whatever is made available only for “him”.
Which is what you probably did when you used the root account.

again: misunderstanding - I can’t help

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It mentions something similar in the Arch Wiki ;
but, that’s not all it says…

Please see;

Also note the section about Bundler;

Also note that logging in as root is seldom ever encouraged.

If sudo isn’t sufficient from your User account, please drop to the Super User instead;

su -

Regards.

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thank you for the info: Section 2.3 Installing gems system-wide

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no worries :slight_smile: