Can I install gems with apt-get on Ubuntu?

Question

I am new to Ruby and just diving in. The Ruby tutorial says I should get the packaging system from here: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126

I am on Ubuntu Linux. The

Answer 1

Ubuntu now have rubygems as a package

For Ubuntu 12:

sudo apt-get install rubygems

For Ubuntu 14.04:

sudo apt-get install rubygems-integration