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Install Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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rvm.md

You will need curl. If you don't have it, install it via apt-get.

Now use curl to download and execute the latest RVM shell script:

curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh

Ask RVM to list the required packages for your system:

rvm requirements

Install the required packages:

apt-get install -y ... [the required package list goes here]

Download and compile the latest Ruby:

rvm install 1.9.3

Set this newly installed Ruby as the default Ruby:

rvm use 1.9.3 --default

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