1. Installing Recommended Packages
There are few developemnt libraries required to run Ruby on Linux. Use following command to install recommended packages on your server using yum.
# yum install gcc-c++ patch readline readline-devel zlib zlib-devel # yum install libyaml-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel make # yum install bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison iconv-devel
2. Install RVM ( Ruby Version Manager )
Install latest stable version of RVM on your system using following command. This command will automatically download all required files and install on your system.
# curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
3. Setup RVM Environment
After installing RVM first we need to setup rvm environment using below command.
# source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
4. Install Required Ruby Version
RVM provides option to manage multiple ruby version on single system. Use following command to install required version of Ruby.
# rvm install 1.9.3
5. Install Another Version
# rvm install 2.3.1
6. Setup Default Ruby Version
# rvm use 2.3.1 –default
Using /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1
7. Check Current Ruby Version
# ruby –version
ruby 2.3.1p112 (2016-04-26 revision 54768) [x86_64-linux]
That’s all folks.
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