How do I install Ruby 1.9.3 on Ubuntu without RVM?

Question

I want to install ruby 1.9.3 on Ubuntu without rvm

I run

sudo apt-get install ruby

It\'s taking ruby 1.8 and ruby 1.9.1.

And i

Answer 1

Compiling from Source is the standard way.

Download source code from Here, Use README file to get instruction.

Another method is apt package manager system.

$ sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.1

Yes, this will install Ruby 1.9.2. It has a ‘library compatibility version’ of 1.9.1, hence the name.

If you install the ‘ruby’ package, you’ll get the older Ruby 1.8.