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+---
+layout: page
+title: Download Ruby
+---
+
+Here you can get the latest Ruby distributions in your favorite flavor.
+The current stable version is 1.9.2. Please be sure to read
+[Ruby’s License](/about/license.txt).
+
+### Ruby Source Code
+
+Installing from the source code is a great solution for when you are comfortable enough with your platform and perhaps need specific settings for your environment. It’s also a good solution in the event that there are no other premade packages for your platform.
+
+{% for download in site.downloads.source %}
+* [{{ download.name }}]({{ download.url }}) {% if download.md5 != null %}(md5: {{ download.md5 }}){% endif %} {% if download.comment != null %} {{ download.comment }}{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+For information about the Ruby Subversion and Git repositories, see our
+[Ruby Core](/community/ruby-core/) page.
+
+### Ruby on Windows
+
+The Windows platform has several options to install Ruby.
+The first option is to use the [RubyInstaller](http://rubyinstaller.org/),
+an installer that contains compiled binaries. The second option is usage of
+packaged executables and binaries. If you’re unsure about how to
+install Ruby, the first option might be the best for you.
+
+{% for download in site.downloads.windows %}
+* [{{ download.name }}]({{ download.url }}) {% if download.md5 != null %}(md5: {{ download.md5 }}){% endif %} {% if download.comment != null %}{{ download.comment }}{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+Please note that using the above indicated binaries will require manual
+download and installation of additional components detailed on
+[this page](http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/documents/install.html).
+Please ensure you have followed and performed these steps prior reporting a bug.
+
+The [RubyInstaller](http://rubyinstaller.org/) does not require these additional tasks.
+
+Please also investigate the use of [pik](http://github.com/vertiginous/pik)
+which eases the process of installing and maintaining concurrent versions of
+both ruby and gems on Windows.
+
+### Ruby On Linux
+
+Depending on the distribution you are using, there are several ways to
+install Ruby. The first option is simply to download the source code above
+and compile by hand. However, on some platforms, there are package management
+solutions that make installing Ruby extremely easy. There is also `rvm`, the
+[Ruby Version Manager](http://rvm.beginrescueend.com), which eases the process
+of installing and maintaining concurrent versions of both ruby and gems.
+This software may become the default installation choice for newcomers as it
+is quite straightforward to use. If however you would like to stick to your
+distribution package system, read on.
+
+For example, on Debian or Ubuntu `apt-get` provides an easy and elegant solution:
+
+    % sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.1-full
+
+The above command installs the current stable version of Ruby 1.9.1.
+If you prefer to install a Ruby 1.8 version, you can use:
+
+    % sudo apt-get install ruby-full
+
+For irb and rdoc, you will need to enable the universe repository.
+
+### Ruby On OS X
+
+Ruby 1.8.6 is fully supported in Mac OS X Leopard including Ruby on Rails,
+Mongrel, Capistrano, and many other popular Ruby gems (packages).
+For details, see the [Ruby wiki at MacOS Forge](http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/ruby/wiki).
+
+Mac OS X Tiger is packaged with version 1.8.2 of Ruby, but, for those who
+haven’t upgraded to Leopard, there are a number of options for
+installing the latest version of Ruby. [Locomotive](http://locomotive.raaum.org/)
+is a nice choice if you are looking for something to get you up and running
+quickly for Rails development.  Using [MacPorts](http://www.macports.org/) or
+[Fink](http://fink.sourceforge.net/) might be a little nicer for the more
+technically savvy.
+
+On MacPorts, you can install Ruby with…
+
+    % sudo port install ruby
+
+Fink has a graphical interface (using Fink Commander) for installing Ruby.
+
+Also, since OS X is based on Unix, downloading and installing from the source
+is just as easy and effective as the other solutions.
+
+For a detailed look at installing Ruby (and Rails), Dan Benjamin’s
+excellent articles [for Tiger](http://hivelogic.com/articles/ruby-rails-mongrel-mysql-osx),
+[for Leopard](http://hivelogic.com/articles/ruby-rails-leopard), and
+[for Snow Leopard](http://hivelogic.com/articles/compiling-ruby-rubygems-and-rails-on-snow-leopard/)
+will get you up and running very quickly.
+
+### Ruby On Solaris and OpenSolaris
+
+Ruby 1.8.7 are available for Solaris 8 through Solaris 10 on [Sunfreeware](http://www.sunfreeware.com)
+and Ruby 1.8.7 is available at [Blastwave](http://www.blastwave.org).
+Ruby 1.9.2p0 is also available at [Sunfreeware](http://www.sunfreeware.com) now.
+An optimized Ruby on Rails stack for Solaris 10 is available as
+[Coolstack](http://cooltools.sunsource.net/coolstack) from Sun’s
+Cooltools project.
+
+To install Ruby on [OpenSolaris](http://www.opensolaris.org), please use the
+[Image Packaging System, or IPS](http://opensolaris.org/os/project/pkg/) client.
+This will install the latest Ruby binaries and Rubygems directly from the
+OpenSolaris network repository. It’s easy:
+
+    % pfexec pkg install SUNWruby18
+
+This will install Ruby, Rubygems, common extensions and their supporting libraries.
+This package also contains DTrace support and performance optimizations.
+The locations of various artifacts are described in the
+[Ruby OpenSolaris ARC Case](http://jp.opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2007/600/).
+
+The other OpenSolaris distribution, called the [Solaris Express Community Edition or SXCE](http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads)
+comes with Ruby preinstalled. The version, location etc., are the same as
+with the vanilla OpenSolaris distribution, and are documented in the above
+mentioned ARC case.
+
+To install SVR4 packages manually, please visit the
+[RubyOpenSolaris project @ Rubyforge](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyopensolaris).