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

On Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 18.04, both sudo apt-get install rubygems and sudo apt-get install rubygems-integration failed for me. Instead, I had to do this:

sudo apt-get install ruby-dev