From e89979b55a6ff1337f320d698852e6c1621aff98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KOTP <keeperotphones@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 20:56:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fix: Linked List now runs first test

This leaves the rest of the tests skipped.


Fixes: #1850
---
 .../linked-list/.meta/test_template.erb       |  2 +-
 .../practice/linked-list/linked_list_test.rb  | 38 +++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exercises/practice/linked-list/.meta/test_template.erb b/exercises/practice/linked-list/.meta/test_template.erb
index dafdca9456..0a39dc178e 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/linked-list/.meta/test_template.erb
+++ b/exercises/practice/linked-list/.meta/test_template.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require_relative 'linked_list'
 class DequeTest < Minitest::Test
 <% json["cases"].each do |cases| %>
     def test_<%= underscore(cases["description"]) %>
-        #<%= skip? %>
+        <%= skip? %>
         deque = Deque.new
         <%- cases["input"]["operations"].each do |operation| -%>
             <%- if operation["expected"] -%>
diff --git a/exercises/practice/linked-list/linked_list_test.rb b/exercises/practice/linked-list/linked_list_test.rb
index 804e2659f1..c04cafed6d 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/linked-list/linked_list_test.rb
+++ b/exercises/practice/linked-list/linked_list_test.rb
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 
 class DequeTest < Minitest::Test
   def test_pop_gets_element_from_the_list
-    ## skip
+    # skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(7)
     assert_equal 7, deque.pop
   end
 
   def test_pushpop_respectively_addremove_at_the_end_of_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(11)
     deque.push(13)
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ def test_pushpop_respectively_addremove_at_the_end_of_the_list
   end
 
   def test_shift_gets_an_element_from_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(17)
     assert_equal 17, deque.shift
   end
 
   def test_shift_gets_first_element_from_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(23)
     deque.push(5)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_shift_gets_first_element_from_the_list
   end
 
   def test_unshift_adds_element_at_start_of_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.unshift(23)
     deque.unshift(5)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_unshift_adds_element_at_start_of_the_list
   end
 
   def test_pop_push_shift_and_unshift_can_be_used_in_any_order
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(1)
     deque.push(2)
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ def test_pop_push_shift_and_unshift_can_be_used_in_any_order
   end
 
   def test_count_an_empty_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     assert_equal 0, deque.count
   end
 
   def test_count_a_list_with_items
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(37)
     deque.push(1)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_count_a_list_with_items
   end
 
   def test_count_is_correct_after_mutation
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(31)
     assert_equal 1, deque.count
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_count_is_correct_after_mutation
   end
 
   def test_popping_to_empty_doesnt_break_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(41)
     deque.push(59)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_popping_to_empty_doesnt_break_the_list
   end
 
   def test_shifting_to_empty_doesnt_break_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(41)
     deque.push(59)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_shifting_to_empty_doesnt_break_the_list
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_only_element
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(61)
     deque.delete(61)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_only_element
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(71)
     deque.push(83)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list_re_assigns_tail
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(71)
     deque.push(83)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list_re_assigns_t
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list_re_assigns_head
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(71)
     deque.push(83)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_element_with_the_specified_value_from_the_list_re_assigns_h
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_first_of_two_elements
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(97)
     deque.push(101)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_first_of_two_elements
   end
 
   def test_deletes_the_second_of_two_elements
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(97)
     deque.push(101)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def test_deletes_the_second_of_two_elements
   end
 
   def test_delete_does_not_modify_the_list_if_the_element_is_not_found
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(89)
     deque.delete(103)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def test_delete_does_not_modify_the_list_if_the_element_is_not_found
   end
 
   def test_deletes_only_the_first_occurrence
-    # skip
+    skip
     deque = Deque.new
     deque.push(73)
     deque.push(9)

From 7ca10941908d88489b1c495e7401cf2f45dd9eea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KOTP <keeperotphones@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 21:15:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [no important files changed]