The 'irb' command is provided by the irb package (separate from the irb1.8 package), which is (approriately) a 'recommends' package for rails, since most rails features will function without it.
** Changed in: rails (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- The 'script/console' command does not work https://launchpad.net/bugs/69797 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs