Install appropriate ruby packages.
Linux update ruby version.
Rvm install 2 6 1 rvm use 2 6 1 default.
To verify that the installation it was successful run the following command which will print the ruby version.
The output will look something like this.
Compare the version number returned with the version number on the ruby download page.
Do you want to know where your ruby binary is installed.
To do this we will use the ruby version manager you installed when you did your original system install.
Ruby version ruby 2 7 0p0 2019 12 25 revision 647ee6f091 x86 64 linux congratulation s finally you have successfully installed ruby on your system.
To verify that you have a current version of ruby run the command ruby v.
Download ruby here you can get the latest ruby distributions in your favorite flavor.
I did sudo apt get install ruby v 2 2 4 but all it did was install it somehwere it did not actually replace 2 2 1 with 2 2 4 i e when i use ruby v it gives me 2 2 1.
Does anyone know how to actually have this version replace 2 2 1 in all my apps.
Ruby 2 5 1p57 2018 03 29 revision 63029 x86 64 linux gnu installing ruby using rbenv.
Snap ubuntu or other linux distributions snap is a package manager developed by canonical.
Just run which ruby.
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Sudo apt install ruby full.
These numbers don t have to be exact but if you are running a version that s too old some of the features may not work correctly.
To upgrade from ruby 2 3 to 2 6 first you ll need to upgrade your version of ruby.
It is available out of the box on ubuntu but snap also works on many other linux distributions.
Install ruby by typing.
The installed version is typically the latest version of ruby available at the release time of the specific distribution version.
Which ruby home rupert rvm rubies ruby 2 4 1 bin ruby.