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https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install

Installs Ruby, JRuby, TruffleRuby, or mruby
https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install

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# ruby-install



Installs [Ruby], [JRuby], [TruffleRuby] (native / GraalVM), or [mruby].



## Features



* Supports installing arbitrary versions.

* Supports downloading the latest versions and checksums from [ruby-versions].

* Supports installing into `/opt/rubies/` for root and `~/.rubies/` for users

  by default.

* Supports installing into arbitrary directories.

* Supports downloading from arbitrary URLs.

* Supports downloading from mirrors.

* Supports downloading/applying patches.

* Supports specifying arbitrary `./configure` options.

* Supports downloading archives using `wget` or `curl`.

* Supports verifying downloaded archives via MD5, SHA1, SHA256 or SHA512

  checksums.

* Supports installing build dependencies via the package manager:

  * [apt]

  * [dnf]

  * [yum]

  * [pacman]

  * [zypper]

  * [xbps]

  * [pkg]

  * [macports]

  * [brew]

* Has tests.



## Anti-Features



* Does not require updating every time a new Ruby version comes out.

* Does not require recipes for each individual Ruby version or configuration.

* Does not support installing trunk/HEAD or nightly rolling releases.

* Does not support installing unsupported/unmaintained versions of Ruby.



## Requirements



* [bash] >= 3.x

* `grep`

* [wget] > 1.12 or [curl]

* `md5sum` or `md5`

* `sha1sum` or `sha1`

* `sha256sum` or `sha256`

* `sha512sum` or `sha512`

* `tar`

* `bzip2`

* `xz`

* `patch` (if `--patch` is specified)

* [gcc] >= 4.2 or [clang]



## Synopsis



List supported Rubies and their current stable versions:



```shell

$ ruby-install

```



Updates then list the supported Rubies and their current stable versions:



```shell

$ ruby-install --update

```



Install the current stable version of Ruby:



```shell

$ ruby-install ruby

```



Install the latest version of Ruby:



```shell

$ ruby-install --update ruby

```



Install a stable version of Ruby:



```shell

$ ruby-install ruby 3.1

```



Install a specific version of Ruby:



```shell

$ ruby-install ruby 3.1.2

```



Install a Ruby into a specific directory:



```shell

$ ruby-install --install-dir /path/to/dir ruby

```



Install a Ruby into a specific `rubies` directory:



```shell

$ ruby-install --rubies-dir /path/to/rubies/ ruby

```



Install a Ruby into `/usr/local`:



```shell

$ ruby-install --system ruby 3.1.2

```



Install a Ruby from an official site with directly download:



```shell

$ ruby-install -M https://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby ruby 3.1.2

```



Install a Ruby from a mirror:



```shell

$ ruby-install -M http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby ruby 3.1.2

```



Install a Ruby with a specific patch:



```shell

$ ruby-install -p https://raw.github.com/gist/4136373/falcon-gc.diff ruby 1.9.3-p551

```



Install a Ruby with a specific C compiler:



```shell

$ ruby-install ruby 3.1.2 -- CC=clang

```



Install a Ruby with specific configuration:



```shell

$ ruby-install ruby 3.1.2 -- --enable-shared --enable-dtrace CFLAGS="-O3"

```



Install a Ruby without installing dependencies first:



```shell

$ ruby-install --no-install-deps ruby 3.1.2

```



Uninstall a Ruby version:



```shell

$ rm -rf ~/.rubies/ruby-3.1.2

```



### Integration



Using ruby-install with [RVM]:



```shell

$ ruby-install --rubies-dir ~/.rvm/rubies ruby-3.2.0-preview3

```



Using ruby-install with [rbenv]:



```shell

$ ruby-install --install-dir ~/.rbenv/versions/3.2.0-preview3 ruby-3.2.0-preview3

```



ruby-install can even be used with [Chef].



## Install



```shell

wget https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install/releases/download/v0.9.3/ruby-install-0.9.3.tar.gz

tar -xzvf ruby-install-0.9.3.tar.gz

cd ruby-install-0.9.3/

sudo make install

```



### PGP



All releases are [PGP] signed for security. Instructions on how to import my

PGP key can be found on my [blog][1]. To verify that a release was not tampered

with:



```shell

wget https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install/releases/download/v0.9.3/ruby-install-0.9.3.tar.gz.asc

gpg --verify ruby-install-0.9.3.tar.gz.asc ruby-install-0.9.3.tar.gz

```



### Homebrew



ruby-install can also be installed with [homebrew]:



```shell

brew install ruby-install

```



Or the absolute latest ruby-install can be installed from source:



```shell

brew install ruby-install --HEAD

```



### Arch Linux



ruby-install is already included in the [AUR]:



```shell

yaourt -S ruby-install

```



### Fedora Linux



ruby-install is available on [Fedora Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/duritong/chruby/).



### FreeBSD



ruby-install is included in the official [FreeBSD ports collection]:



```shell

cd /usr/ports/devel/ruby-install/ && make install clean

```



## Known Issues



Please see the [wiki](https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install/wiki/Known-Issues).



## Alternatives



* [RVM]

* [ruby-build]



## Endorsements



> I like the approach you're taking. Curious to see how it plays out.



-- [Sam Stephenson](https://twitter.com/sstephenson/status/334461494668443649)

of [rbenv]



[ruby-versions]: https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-versions#readme



[Ruby]: https://www.ruby-lang.org/

[JRuby]: https://jruby.org/

[TruffleRuby]: https://github.com/oracle/truffleruby

[mruby]: https://github.com/mruby/mruby#readme



[apt]: https://wiki.debian.org/Apt

[dnf]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DNF

[yum]: http://yum.baseurl.org/

[pacman]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

[zypper]: https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Zypper

[xbps]: https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/index.html

[pkg]: https://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng

[macports]: https://www.macports.org/

[brew]: https://brew.sh



[bash]: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/

[wget]: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/

[curl]: https://curl.se/



[gcc]: https://gcc.gnu.org/

[clang]: https://clang.llvm.org/



[RVM]: https://rvm.io/

[rbenv]: https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv#readme

[ruby-build]: https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build#readme

[Chef]: https://github.com/rosstimson/chef-ruby_install#readme



[PGP]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

[1]: https://postmodern.github.io/pgp/



[homebrew]: https://brew.sh/

[AUR]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ruby-install/

[FreeBSD ports collection]: https://www.freshports.org/devel/ruby-install/