Rbenv is a new lightweight ruby version management tool built by sam stephenson of 37signals and prototype js fame.
Rbenv update ruby versions.
Displays the currently active ruby version along with information on how it was set.
This minipost will demonstrate step by step how to configure your rbenv with the latest stable release of ruby.
How to update your rbenv ruby version when you install rbenv with git to your machine it does not update automatically all the new available ruby versions.
All source code included in the card rbenv.
Therefore you need to update by git pulling the latest stable release.
This includes both code snippets embedded in the card text and code that is included as a file attachment.
This actually sets the rbenv version environment variable in your terminal session.
Unlike rvm rbenv does not offer a command like rvm use.
The established leader in the ruby version management scene is rvm but rbenv is an interesting alternative if you want or need something significantly lighter with fewer features.
The shown dates correspond to the publication dates of the english versions of release posts and may differ from the actual creation dates of the source tarballs.
Rbenv versions 1 8 7 p352 1 9 2 p290 1 9 3 p327 set by users sam rbenv version jruby 1 7 1 rbx 1 2 4 ree 1 8 7 2011 03 rbenv version.
Note that your terminal.
If you need to change manually you have several options.
This is a preliminary list of ruby releases.
Ruby build is a command line utility that makes it easy to install virtually any version of ruby from source.
Think of it as a bit like sinatra and rails.
Ruby build does not check for system dependencies before downloading and.
It is available as a plugin for rbenv that provides the rbenv install command or as a standalone program.
It s not about which is the best it s about which.
Lists all ruby versions known to rbenv and shows an asterisk next to the currently active version.
By default it respects your project s ruby version file.