How to update Ruby >>> CentOS

[Ehab Diab]

Hello,
my data center has installed Ruby for me
it is: ruby 1.8.7 (2009-06-08 patchlevel 173) [i686-linux]

i want to have it updated for 1.9.1

I am waiting for help,
Thanks alot.

 

[Jason Stewart]

Seems like what you need is RVM. Makes it easy to install additional
Rubies without ruining your system ruby dependencies.

http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/

Cheers,
Jason

 

[Ehab Diab]

Seems like what you need is RVM. Makes it easy to install additional
Rubies without ruining your system ruby dependencies.

http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/

Cheers,
Jason

hello,
i really can't understand the commands in the link you gave me.

would you mind type here the commands to update Ruby to the version
1.9.1 ?

*when i try yum ubdate ruby:
root@server [~]# yum update ruby
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
* base: mirrors.easynews.com
* extras: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
* updates: centos-distro.cavecreek.net
addons | 951 B
00:00
base | 2.1 kB
00:00
extras | 2.1 kB
00:00
updates | 1.9 kB
00:00
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Setting up Update Process
No Match for argument: ruby
No package ruby available.
No Packages marked for Update


I am waiting the commands to update Ruby
Thanks.

 

[Kyle Schmitt]

There is no official CentOS package for ruby 1.9. You will either
need to compile* and install it, or download a compatible RPM from the
internet and install that instead.

A quick google search shows a few options, like this page
http://www.kanarip.com/custom/el5-ruby/x86_64/ (I'm not vouching for
it, I just found it on google).

Good luck
--Kyle

* Note, if you compile it yourself, you probably want to append 1.9 or
1.9.1 or whatever to the binaries, otherwise things may get confused.

Seems like what you need is RVM. Makes it easy to install additional
Rubies without ruining your system ruby dependencies.

http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/

Cheers,
Jason

hello,
i really can't understand the commands in the link you gave me.

would you mind type here the commands to update Ruby to the version
1.9.1 ?

*when i try yum ubdate ruby:
root@server [~]# yum update ruby
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
=C2=A0* addons: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
=C2=A0* base: mirrors.easynews.com
=C2=A0* extras: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
=C2=A0* updates: centos-distro.cavecreek.net
addons =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=

=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | =C2=A0951 B

00:00
base =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=

=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | 2.1 kB

00:00
extras =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=

=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | 2.1 kB

00:00
updates =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| 1.9 kB