RVM
rvm.io
RVM: Ruby Version Manager - RVM Ruby Version Manager - Documentation
With RVM, you can run a test suite, rake tasks, benchmarks and gem commands against multiple ruby versions at the same time. This means that you can easily ensure your applications work in Ruby 1.8.X, REE, MRI 1.9.1, jruby, etc... and quickly expose any areas in which they do not. RVM has an extremely flexible gem management system called Named Gem Sets.
RVM Basics
NOTE: Ruby switched to a Semantic Versioning scheme as of Ruby 2.1.1, which might affect your use of rvm to manage it.
Installing RVM
Select a user as a manager - he will be responsible for installing new rubies. This user should never run the command introduced below. If this happens, remove/rename the ${HOME}/.rvmrc, logout and then relogin.
Gemset Basics
* RVM gives you a separate gem directory for each and every Ruby version and gemset. * This means that gems must be explicitly installed for each revision and gemset. RVM helps you manage this process; see the RVM set documentation page.
'./install'
When installing rubies, RVM might need to use sudo to install dependencies. Make sure that user, who calls RVM commands, have sudo rights. If you want to be able to run RVM commands by the user who does not have sudo rights, you would need to turn off automatic dependency installation: ... It would mean though, that you have to manage ...
Reddit
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r/ruby on Reddit: Which ruby version manager is most used nowadays?
October 25, 2024 -
Do you guys know which version manager for Ruby is the go-to nowadays? Is anything known about how it is done at bigger companies like Shopify and 37signals?
I stumbled upon this comparison on github and there seem to be quite a few.
https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/wiki/Comparison-of-version-managers
Ruby Version Manager - Stack Overflow
I'm new to Ruby and currently using Windows 10. I'm facing difficulty installing RVM. Since I work on different projects with varying Ruby versions, I want to use RVM to manage them easily. Current... More on stackoverflow.com
How to install Ruby with RVM (Ruby version manager) on Ubuntu Linux!
Just https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv
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January 25, 2022How to use RVM as a Ruby Version Manager
I don't know why anyone still would. asdf is amazing.
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April 18, 2021What's the best setup for ruby (but not RoR) in 2022 ?
RubyMine. rbenv (because it works best imo with RubyMine). RubyMine just works. And the reason "most of its features is for Ruby on Rails" is because RubyMine has a ton of features period. It's not because it lacks Ruby features, but because it has an additional bounty of RoR features. More on reddit.com
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GitHub
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GitHub - rbenv/rbenv: Manage your app's Ruby environment · GitHub
rbenv is a version manager tool for the Ruby programming language on Unix-like systems.
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JetBrains
jetbrains.com › help › ruby › ruby-version-managers.html
Ruby version managers | RubyMine Documentation
October 20, 2025 - The most popular way to install Ruby on Linux or macOS is using a version manager, for example, RVM or rbenv. Version managers allow you to install several Ruby versions on your machine and quickly switch between them.
Launch School
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Ruby Version Managers
Ruby version managers are programs that let you install, manage, and use multiple versions of Ruby. If you're just getting started with Ruby, you may wonder why you could possibly need to use more than one version of Ruby. Chances are, the programs you've written so far are "version agnostic"; ...
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ruby_Version_Manager
Ruby Version Manager - Wikipedia
December 3, 2024 - Ruby Version Manager, often abbreviated as RVM, is a software platform for Unix-like operating systems designed to manage multiple installations of Ruby on the same device. The entire Ruby environment including the Ruby interpreter, installed RubyGems (gems), and documentation is partitioned.
DEV Community
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State of Ruby : What version manager to use - DEV Community
October 11, 2023 - If you want a lightweight and quick version manager, use chruby. You have several choices if you want something with more extensibility and do not care about speed : ASDF if you want to manage several other language than Ruby.
DreamHost
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Ruby Version Manager (RVM) – DreamHost Knowledge Base
Ruby Version Manager (RVM) is a utility that allows you to add, remove, and install multiple versions of Ruby and its libraries under your website user.
Stack Overflow
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Ruby Version Manager - Stack Overflow
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RubyInstaller
rubyinstaller.org › 2024 › 12 › 11 › rvm-windows-1.0.0-released.html
Ruby Version Manager 4 Windows 1.0.0 released
December 11, 2024 - The Ruby Version Manager for Windows is a command line tool that allows you to easily install, manage, and work with multiple Ruby environments from interpreters to sets of gems.
Medium
medium.com › @lslozano › installing-ruby-version-manager-on-my-macbook-887dcfe45e99
How to install Ruby Version Manager on Macbook | by Luis Lozano | Medium
October 17, 2022 - In this article I talk about all the steps I took to install Ruby Version Manager on my Macbook. From a failed attempt to a successful installation.
SitePoint
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A Comparison of Ruby Version Managers for macOS — SitePoint
November 6, 2024 - In this article, I’ll compare the most popular version managers for Ruby on a Mac: Chruby, Rbenv, and RVM, as well as Asdf, a version manager for multiple languages, and Frum, a brand new version manager written in Rust.
Rbenv
rbenv.org
rbenv - the Ruby version manager
rbenv is a version manager tool for the Ruby programming language on Unix-like systems.
Ruby Toolbox
ruby-toolbox.com › categories › ruby_version_management
Category: Ruby Version Management - The Ruby Toolbox
A tool to download, compile, and install Ruby on Unix-like systems.
InMotion Hosting
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Basics of RVM - Ruby Version Manager | InMotion Hosting
November 29, 2023 - And changing the default system version can be very difficult, so what are your options. RVM, the Ruby Version Manager, is a separate application you can install to easily switch between different versions of Ruby.
Rubyonwindowsguides
rubyonwindowsguides.github.io › book › ch02-03.html
Ruby Version Managers
Uru is new, lightweight, portable Ruby version manager which can be used to easily switch Ruby versions in the current Command Prompt. In order to install it you have to download archive with latest version from Bitbucket and unpack it in some folder that is in the PATH.