How install gem rails for all users in arch-linux

Question

When install rails with

sudo gem install rails

or with root user, this install in $HOME/.gem and only works for actual user, how install for all users in the system ?

Answer 1

You might need to change your /etc/gemrc or /root/.gemrc. The default is set to

gem: --user-install

Which does exactly what you observed. You can use

gem install --no-user-install rails

See Arch Wiki: Ruby.

install-packages-through-apt-get-or-gem is about the decision to use a package manager or gem. Using pacman is the same as using apt-get in this case.

Answer 2

If you're installing files system-wide, always use your package manager for it. Always, always, always. ruby-rails is available in the AUR, and it will install as system-wide. Read about how to install packages from the AUR and perform the aforementioned with this package.