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How to install Ruby on Amazon Linux 2

Mar 16, 2022 · 1 min read · Post a comment

If you want to develop ruby application using some ruby frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Padrino, etc., on Amazon Linux 2 you will have to install ruby as a dependency. This topic will help you to install Ruby on Amazon Linux 2.

Prerequisites

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • sudo privileges

Install Ruby on Amazon Linux 2

Step 1. First, let’s find the latest stable Ruby version.

sudo amazon-linux-extras list | grep ruby

Output:

39  ruby2.6                  available    [ =2.6  =stable ]
57  ruby3.0                  available    [ =stable ]

Step 2. To install the latest stable version, run:

sudo amazon-linux-extras install ruby3.0

Step 3. Verify version.

ruby -v

Output:

ruby 3.0.3p157 (2021-11-24 revision 3fb7d2cadc) [x86_64-linux]

Conclusion

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