ruby-install on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "ruby-install" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install ruby-install on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ruby-install
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ruby-install on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ruby-install
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ruby-install" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone ruby-install's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ruby-install.git 
            
                        
                ~/ruby-install
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ruby-install folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ruby-install
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-install package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1413889
Name: ruby-install
PackageBaseID: 100122
PackageBase: ruby-install
Version: 0.9.3-1
Description: Installs Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius, MRuby or TruffleRuby.
URL: https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: DenSchub
Submitter: sarahhodne
FirstSubmitted: 1442410787
LastModified: 1708636669
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ruby-install.tar.gz