Install Ruby
Install on Mac using Ruby Version Manager rvm
Using rvm, install the latest version of the ruby. Using following command you find all available ruby version:
$ rvm list known MRI Rubies [ruby-]1.8.6[-p420] [ruby-]1.8.7[-head] # security released on head [ruby-]1.9.1[-p431] [ruby-]1.9.2[-p330] [ruby-]1.9.3[-p551] [ruby-]2.0.0[-p648] [ruby-]2.1[.10] [ruby-]2.2[.10] [ruby-]2.3[.8] [ruby-]2.4[.9] [ruby-]2.5[.7] [ruby-]2.6[.5] [ruby-]2.7[.0] ruby-head for forks use: rvm install ruby-head- --url https://github.com/github/ruby.git --branch 2.2 JRuby jruby-1.6[.8] jruby-1.7[.27] jruby-9.1[.17.0] jruby[-9.2.11.0] ...
As you see [ruby-]2.7[.0] is the latest version, using following rvm command install the latest version of ruby
$ rvm install 2.7.0 Searching for binary rubies, this might take some time. No binary rubies available for: osx/10.14/x86_64/ruby-2.7.0. Continuing with compilation. Please read 'rvm help mount' to get more information on binary rubies. Checking requirements for osx. Certificates bundle '/usr/local/etc/openssl@1.1/cert.pem' is already up to date. Requirements installation successful. Installing Ruby from source to: /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.7.0, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)… ruby-2.7.0 - #downloading ruby-2.7.0, this may take a while depending on your connection… % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 14.0M 100 14.0M 0 0 20.5M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 20.5M ruby-2.7.0 - #extracting ruby-2.7.0 to /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/src/ruby-2.7.0 - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #configuring - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #post-configuration - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #compiling - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #installing - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #making binaries executable - please wait Installed rubygems 3.1.2 is newer than 3.0.8 provided with installed ruby, skipping installation, use --force to force installation. ruby-2.7.0 - #gemset created /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.0@global ruby-2.7.0 - #importing gemset /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/gemsets/global.gems - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #generating global wrappers - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #gemset created /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.0 ruby-2.7.0 - #importing gemsetfile /Users/nkabiliravi/.rvm/gemsets/default.gems evaluated to empty gem list ruby-2.7.0 - #generating default wrappers - please wait ruby-2.7.0 - #adjusting #shebangs for (gem irb erb ri rdoc testrb rake). Install of ruby-2.7.0 - #complete Ruby was built without documentation, to build it run: rvm docs generate-ri
Using rvm list, check the installed ruby version using rvm
$ rvm list =* ruby-2.7.0 [ x86_64 ] => - current =* - current && default * - default
$ ruby --version