What is Chruby?

chruby is essentially a very small shell script that sets a few environment variables (mostly $PATH ) to point at a given install of Ruby. It also has a separate, optional, script to auto-switch ruby versions when changing directories.

How do I change RubyMine to Ruby?

Here is how to switch which Ruby you use in RubyMine.

  1. File → Settings (Or press Ctrl+Alt+S )
  2. Select “Ruby SDK and Gems” from the left pane.
  3. Switch your “Ruby interpreter”.

What is Rbenv and RVM?

Rbenv is lightweight, RVM is heavier, Rbenv is more developer-friendly than RVM, Rbenv has a dedicated plugin for Ruby installation mechanism, RVM has it built-in.

Which version of Ruby should I use?

Use the newest Ruby 3, which is old. If you’re just starting with Ruby, install with Homebrew and work on a project with Ruby 3.0. When you start building another project, it may be time to install a version manager so you can juggle projects with different Ruby versions.

What IDE should I use for Ruby?

Ruby IDE: The 9 Best IDEs for Ruby on Rails Development

  1. RubyMine- Best IDE for Ruby (Commercial Version)
  2. VIM – Perfect Linux Ruby IDE (Editor to be precise)
  3. Aptana Studio (RadRails)
  4. Emacs – Ruby Editor cum IDE.
  5. Sublime Text 3 / Ruby Editor.
  6. Atom – Another Free Ruby IDE.
  7. Cloud 9 – Best Ruby IDE in the Cloud.

What is RVM used for?

RVM is a command-line tool that allows you to easily install, manage, and work with multiple ruby environments from interpreters to sets of gems. Ruby Version Manager, often abbreviated as RVM, is a software platform for Unix-like operating systems designed to manage multiple installations of Ruby on the same device.

What is Rbenv in Ruby?

rbenv is included in all installations of Bitnami Ruby stack that use system packages. It is a command-line tool which allows you to easily install, manage, and work with multiple Ruby environments. Every installed Ruby interpreter using rbenv is isolated in its own directory with its libraries and gems.

How do I install Rbenv?

Installing Ruby using rbenv

  1. Execute code ~/. bashrc. At the bottom of the file add eval “$(rbenv init -)”.
  2. Quit terminal and open a new terminal. Execute ruby install 2.7.
  3. Execute rbenv init.
  4. Execute rbenv global 2.7. Now you are all set.
  5. In your Rails application you will find a . ruby-version file.