Merge pull request #286 from candeira/ubuntu-install-instructions

fix install instructions for ubuntu & other linux
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Guillermo Iguaran 2012-12-12 07:27:21 -08:00
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**Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`. **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
**Ubuntu note**: Ubuntu uses `~/.profile` for enabling certain path
changes. This file won't be read if you create a `~/.bash_profile`.
Therefore, it's recommended that you add this line and the one in
point 3 below to your `~/.profile`. This has the added advantage
of working under both bash and zsh.
3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion. 3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion.
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile $ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
**Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`. **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now **Ubuntu note**: Same as Ubuntu note for point 2 above.
begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL 4. Restart your shell as a login shell so the path changes take effect.
You can now begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL -l
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to 5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to
install Ruby 1.9.3-p327, download and unpack the source, then run: install Ruby 1.9.3-p327, download and unpack the source, then run:

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@ -82,16 +82,24 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
**Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`. **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
**Ubuntu note**: Ubuntu uses `~/.profile` for enabling certain path
changes. This file won't be read if you create a `~/.bash_profile`.
Therefore, it's recommended that you add this line and the one in
point 3 below to your `~/.profile`. This has the added advantage
of working under both bash and zsh.
3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion. 3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion.
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile $ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
**Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`. **Zsh note**: Modify your `~/.zshenv` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now **Ubuntu note**: Same as Ubuntu note for point 2 above.
begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL 4. Restart your shell as a login shell so the path changes take effect.
You can now begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL -l
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to 5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to
install Ruby 1.9.3-p327, download and unpack the source, then run: install Ruby 1.9.3-p327, download and unpack the source, then run: