Install Ruby 1.9
2013/02/20 |
The version of Ruby in CentOS 6 repository is 1.8 but Install 1.9 with RPM package if you need.
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[1] | It's possible to install from CentOS SCLo Software Collections. It's OK to install it even if 1.8 is already installed because 1.9 is located on another PATH. |
# install from SCLo [root@dlp ~]# yum --enablerepo=centos-sclo-rh -y install ruby193
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[2] | Packages from Software Collections are installed uder the /opt directory. To use it, Load environment variables like follows. |
# load environment variables [root@dlp ~]# scl enable ruby193 bash
[root@dlp ~]#
[root@dlp ~]# ruby -v ruby 1.9.3p484 (2013-11-22) [x86_64-linux] which ruby /opt/rh/ruby193/root/usr/bin/ruby |
[3] | If you'd like to enable Ruby 1.9 automatically at login time, configure like follows. |
[root@dlp ~]#
vi /etc/profile.d/ruby193.sh # create new #!/bin/bash source /opt/rh/ruby193/enable export X_SCLS="`scl enable ruby193 'echo $X_SCLS'`" |