How to set Ruby Environment in Linux?

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~$ ruby -v
ruby 2.1.2p95 (2014-05-08 revision 45877) [x86_64-linux]

Note: I dont want to set the ruby path using RVM

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18490591/how-to-install-ruby-2-on-ubuntu-without-rvm — Prashanth Sams, May 23 '14 at 06:26
I haven't installed RVM or Rbenv. My lib files direct to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems — Prashanth Sams, May 23 '14 at 06:27
If you don't want to use RVM. `ruby-build` is a good alternative and which requires almost no setup. https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build — Ashish Bista, May 23 '14 at 07:02

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '14 at 06:21

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How did you install your ruby? apt-get install ? I highly recommend using RVM it will make your life easier. But in General you can set up your Environment variables in Linux in a standard way:

To display current environment:

set

You can modify each environmental or system variable using the export command. Set the PATH environment variable to include the directory where you installed the bin directory with perl and shell scripts:

export PATH=${PATH}:/home/username/bin

OR

export PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/bin

You will need to check out the path of your Ruby file using

which ruby

Then to set it up:

export PATH=${PATH}:/Users/info/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p353/bin

The ~/.bash_profile ($HOME/.bash_profile) or ~/.prfile file is executed when you login using console or remotely using ssh. Add the path to ~/.bash_profile file

answered May 23 '14 at 06:21

Eki Eqbal

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let me check @Eki Eqbal – Prashanth Sams May 23 '14 at 06:28
Hi @Eki Eqbal I dont want to use /Users/info/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p353/bin – Prashanth Sams May 23 '14 at 06:33
You are NOT supposed to use the exact path, I'm just giving you an example. replace */Users/info/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p353/bin* with your output of the command *which ruby* – Eki Eqbal May 23 '14 at 06:34
What is the result of 'which ruby' ? Please run it in your terminal and let me know. – Eki Eqbal May 23 '14 at 06:36

How to set Ruby Environment in Linux?

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