RVM installed by Ruby not working?

Question

I installed RVM using the single instruction mentioned at the RVM website (using git).

Then I installed Ruby version 1.9.2 and 1.8.7 using:

rvm insta         


        

Answer 1

I set my shell as a login shell (open terminal > Edit > Profile Preferences > Command tab > "Run command as a login shell") though I'm not 100% sure it's needed.

Once you're done installing RVM + Ruby though, you must specify which ruby you will be using. I like to use

rvm use --latest --default

Answer 2

Here is how to fix undetected Rubies inside RVM.

First, I did a sanity check to make sure that very thing looks great, then ran

rvm use ruby --default

which did the job. It comes down to this command:

-SVE1411EGXB:~/code$ cd app1/
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rails s
The program 'rails' can be found in the following packages:
 * ruby-railties-3.2
 * ruby-railties-4.0
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rails s
The program 'rails' can be found in the following packages:
 * ruby-railties-3.2
 * ruby-railties-4.0
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ which ruby
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ which gem
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm list

rvm rubies

=* ruby-2.1.2 [ x86_64 ]

# => - current
# =* - current && default
#  * - default

  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
Downloading https://github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/archive/stable.tar.gz

Upgrading the RVM installation in /home  /.rvm/
    RVM PATH line found in /home  /.profile /home  /.bashrc /home  /.zshrc.
    RVM sourcing line found in /home  /.bashrc /home  /.bash_profile /home  /.zlogin.
Upgrade of RVM in /home  /.rvm/ is complete.

# nullsoulexception,
#
#   Thank you for using RVM!
#   We sincerely hope that RVM helps to make your life easier and more enjoyable!!!
#
# ~Wayne, Michal & team.

In case of problems: http://rvm.io/help and https://twitter.com/rvm_io

Upgrade Notes:

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  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rails s
The program 'rails' can be found in the following packages:
 * ruby-railties-3.2
 * ruby-railties-4.0
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm requirements
Checking requirements for ubuntu.
Requirements installation successful.
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm get stable
Downloading https://get.rvm.io
Downloading https://github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/archive/stable.tar.gz

Upgrading the RVM installation in /home  /.rvm/
    RVM PATH line found in /home  /.profile /home  /.bashrc /home  /.zshrc.
    RVM sourcing line found in /home  /.bashrc /home  /.bash_profile /home  /.zlogin.
Upgrade of RVM in /home  /.rvm/ is complete.

# nullsoulexception,
#
#   Thank you for using RVM!
#   We sincerely hope that RVM helps to make your life easier and more enjoyable!!!
#
# ~Wayne, Michal & team.

In case of problems: http://rvm.io/help and https://twitter.com/rvm_io

Upgrade Notes:

  * No new notes to display.

RVM reloaded!
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm reload
RVM reloaded!
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm list known
# MRI Rubies
[ruby-]1.8.6[-p420]
[ruby-]1.8.7[-head] # security released on head
[ruby-]1.9.1[-p431]
[ruby-]1.9.2[-head] # security released on head
[ruby-]1.9.3[-p547]
[ruby-]2.0.0-p451
[ruby-]2.0.0[-p481]
[ruby-]2.1.1
[ruby-]2.1[.2]
[ruby-]2.1-head
ruby-head

# GoRuby
goruby

# Topaz
topaz

# TheCodeShop - MRI experimental patches
tcs

# jamesgolick - All around gangster
jamesgolick

# Minimalistic ruby implementation - ISO 30170:2012
mruby[-head]

# JRuby
jruby-1.6.8
jruby[-1.7.12]
jruby-head

# Rubinius
rbx-2.0.0
rbx-2.1.1
rbx[-2.2.7]
rbx-head

# Ruby Enterprise Edition
ree-1.8.6
ree[-1.8.7][-2012.02]

# Kiji
kiji

# MagLev
maglev[-head]
maglev-1.0.0

# Mac OS X Snow Leopard Or Newer
macruby-0.10
macruby-0.11
macruby[-0.12]
macruby-nightly
macruby-head

# Opal
opal

# IronRuby
ironruby[-1.1.3]
ironruby-head

  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ ruby -v
The program 'ruby' can be found in the following packages:
 * ruby
 * ruby1.8
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rvm use ruby --default
Using /home  /.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ ruby -v
ruby 2.1.2p95 (2014-05-08 revision 45877) [x86_64-linux]
  -SVE1411EGXB:~/code/app1$ rails s
=> Booting WEBrick
=> Rails 4.1.1 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
=> Notice: server is listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0). Consider using 127.0.0.1 (--binding option)

Answer 3

I had similar problem (using Ubuntu 13.10) to solve it

$ source .rvm/scripts/rvm 

and for long term

$ echo "source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bashrc

$ ruby -v


The program 'ruby' can be found in the following packages:
 * ruby1.8
 * ruby1.9.1
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

$ source .rvm/scripts/rvm

$ ruby -v

ruby 2.1.0p0 (2013-12-25 revision 44422) [x86_64-linux]

Answer 4

RVM requires a minor addition to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile to initialize it when you log-in. It is specified in the installation docs in the Post Install section. Did you do that?

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Per your rvm info output, it looks like you haven't completed your installation. All the entries in the output should have corresponding values. So, I suspect you haven't added:

[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"  # This loads RVM into a shell session.

to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile and then started a new session.

If you are doing a "Multi-User" installation then you'll need to do a lot more. Have you modified /etc/profile, or, if you are using Bash as your shell, have you modified /etc/bash.bashrc to include:

# Load RVM if it is installed,
#  first try to load  user install
#  then try to load root install, if user install is not there.
if [ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ] ; then
  . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
elif [ -s "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ] ; then
  . "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm"
fi

and started a new shell?

Personally I don't like the multi-user install as much as the single-user install, and don't recommend it but your mileage might vary.

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As a FYI: In a discussion with the RVM maintainers on IRC last year, they told me they do not recommend the system-wide installation, and instead recommend the local "single-user" installation, even for servers.