Installing Ruby version 1.9.2 (which as of this writing, is not the most recent version, however, our production stack relies on this version for now) on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04 LTS) can be a bit tricky due to a nasty OpenSSL incompatibility. Nevertheless, with a sneaky code edit, you can be on your way using 1.9.2 in a matter of minutes.

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