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Starter Notes

Updated Aug 24, 2023 ·

Install Ruby on Rails

Install Ruby:

For Windows, see the official Install Ruby on Rails Guide.

## Run on WSL 
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential rustc libssl-dev libyaml-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev
curl https://mise.run | sh
echo 'eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
mise use -g ruby@3

For macOS, use Homebrew:
```
brew install ruby
```
For Linux, use your package manager, e.g., for Ubuntu:
```
sudo apt-get install ruby-full
```

Verify Ruby install:
- Verify it works by running:
```
ruby --version
```
  Sample output:
```
ruby 2.5.0
```
Install Rails:
- Use Ruby's gem command to install Rails and its dependencies from RubyGems.org.
```
gem install rails
```
- To verify that Rails is installed correctly
```
rails --version
```
  Sample output:
```
Rails 6.1.7.4
```

Install Ruby on Rails