Installing Ruby on Windows

Step 1 :

Download Ruby from http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/.

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Versions Available :

• Ruby 1.8.6
• Ruby 1.8.7
• Ruby 1.9.1
• Ruby 1.9.2
• Ruby 1.9.3 *Recommended

Run the installer to install Ruby like any other windows application.
After install verify the installation by opening the command prompt
( Win Key + R : Type CMD : Press Enter )

Type

• ruby -v

This should display the Ruby version which has been installed

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Step 2

Download Devkit from http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/archives/

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Extract the Devkit in a directory.
Open command prompt and navigate to the the directory where you extracted Devkit.
Type

• ruby dk.rb init
• ruby dk.rb install
  Now Devkit is configured on your system.

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Step 3

Download Mysql/any other DB installer and install it on the machine to be used as a database for your Rails application