Windows 10 allows you to run various linux operating systems inside of windows similar to a virtual machine but natively implemented.
Install ruby 2 6 windows.
Rubyinstaller 2 6 0 1 has been released.
This is because gems with c extensions are not compatible between ruby 2.
See the ruby 2 6 0 release post and the the rubyinstaller changelog for more details.
Rubyinstaller head is a daily updated version of the ruby development branch.
A list of rubyinstallers appears.
This should install the latest ruby version.
I do not prefer installing docs just because it takes time and space on the system.
Find more in the faq.
This is a tarball of the latest snapshot of the current ruby 2 6 branch.
See the installation page for details on using package management systems or third party tools.
Please note that many gems are not yet compatible with ruby 2 6 on windows.
Homebrew macos ruby versions 2 0 and above are included by default in macos releases since at least el capitan 10 11.
All binaries are available in the download section.
You can find links to download these versions in the downloads section of this site or on bintray.
Brew install ruby.
The following instructions have been tested with windows 8 and 8 1.
Click the big red download button.
Installing the windows subsystem for linux.
This should install the latest stable ruby version.
To run ruby on windows you have to install ruby and several developer tools.
On windows machines you can use rubyinstaller.
A previous rubyinstaller 2 4 x installation should not be updated by installing rubyinstaller 2 5 x into the same directory.
Rubyinstaller 2 6 0 1 has been released.
Open powershell as administrator and run.
Please note that many gems are not yet compatible with ruby 2 6 on windows.
To install ruby on rails 6 without document.
One way to support ruby 2 5 is to update to the just released rake compiler dock version 0 6 2.
Click ruby 2 2 2 near the top of the rubyinstallers list.
Ways of installing ruby.
Of course you can also install ruby from source on all major platforms.
That is to say a previous rubyinstaller 2 5 x installation should not be updated by installing rubyinstaller 2 6 x into the same directory.
Homebrew is a commonly used package manager on macos.
Go to ruby installer in your web browser.
See the ruby 2 6 0 release post and the the rubyinstaller changelog for more details.
We ll use this to install ruby and run our rails apps.
This is because gems with c extensions are not compatible between ruby 2 5 and 2 6.
You should therefore stay on 2 5 until 2 6 is well supported unless you want to contribute and fix remaining.
