Homebrew macos ruby versions 2 0 and above are included by default in macos releases since at least el capitan 10 11.
Mac ruby update homebrew.
Use the package manager to install ruby.
We will be setting up a ruby on rails development environment on macos 10 14 mojave.
With this homebrew will go out and fetch not only ruby but also any dependencies ruby needs to run.
This will take about 30 minutes.
Brew install ruby.
Alright so now that homebrew is installed we can use it to install a newer version of ruby.
It s all git and ruby underneath so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.
Rbenv global 1 9 3 p125.
Brew update brew tap homebrew dupes brew install autoconf automake apple gcc42 the new gcc will coexist happily alongside the default one.
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.
Installing ruby using homebrew is easy.
Written on ruby.
Homebrew lets you avoid possible security problems associated with using the sudo command to install software like node.
Homebrew is package manager for macs which makes installing lots of different software like git ruby and node simpler.
The command is pretty straightforward.
Rbenv install 1 9 3 p125 now if you d like to use 1 9 3 by default you can run the following command.
Brew update brew install rbenv brew install ruby build once you have rbenv and ruby build installed you can run the following command to get ruby 1 9 3 installed.
The missing package manager for macos or linux.
This should install the latest ruby version.