Brew Update Ruby

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Brew update ruby.

The missing package manager for macos or linux. Homebrew is a commonly used package manager on macos. Run brew install ruby. To remove ruby with apt you ll need to check which versions of ruby you have installed.

Use the package manager to install ruby. With this homebrew will go out and fetch not only ruby but also any dependencies ruby needs to run. Brew install ruby. Homebrew macos ruby versions 2 0 and above are included by default in macos releases since at least el capitan 10 11.

Apt installs ruby v2 3 1. Homebrew lets you avoid possible security problems associated with using the sudo command to install software like node. Alright so now that homebrew is installed we can use it to install a newer version of ruby. Older versions of os x are mostly compatible so follow along as far as you can and then google search for any problems you run into.

To uninstall follow the directions listed here. If ruby is already installed run brew upgrade ruby to upgrade to the latest version. Installing homebrew on a mac installation. The command is pretty straightforward.

We will be setting up a ruby on rails development environment on macos 10 14 mojave. Homebrew is package manager for macs which makes installing lots of different software like git ruby and node simpler. Installing ruby using homebrew is easy.