# Installing Ruby 1.9.2 on Win7 **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [2 August 2010 12:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448 "2010-08-02T12:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 12:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/1 "2010-08-02T12:33:13Z")
Hi, I'm a total noob to Ruby and am following the pick axe book and installing Ruby for the first time using the OneClick installer. I want to us RoR 3.0 and it gives me errors with Ruby 1.9.1 and compatibility. I was reading that you can use rvm to install Ruby versions but that appears to only be for unix? What's the best way to install Ruby 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? thanks! Bill Campbell > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 13:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/2 "2010-08-02T13:09:22Z")
Bill Campbell wrote: > Hi, > I'm a total noob to Ruby and am following the pick axe book and > installing Ruby for the first time using the OneClick installer. I want > to us RoR 3.0 and it gives me errors with Ruby 1.9.1 and compatibility. > I was reading that you can use rvm to install Ruby versions but that > appears to only be for unix? What's the best way to install Ruby > 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? Not answering your question directly, but RoR 3.0 should also be compatible with ruby 1.8.7. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_Pack4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@Roger\_Pack4](https://rubytalk.org/u/Roger_Pack4)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 13:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/3 "2010-08-02T13:26:08Z")
What's the best way to install Ruby > 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? > **[RubyInstaller for Windows](https://rubyinstaller.org/)** > > The easy way to install Ruby on Windows This is a self-contained Windows-based installer that includes the Ruby language, an execution environment, important... click on downloads, look for 1.9.2 > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 13:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/4 "2010-08-02T13:37:06Z")
Roger Pack wrote: > What's the best way to install Ruby > > > 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? > > [http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) > > click on downloads, look for 1.9.2 Thanks Roger... There isn't an installer for 1.9.2rc2. It's marked as Experimental. I can download it but not sure what to do after that. regards, Bill Campbell > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 13:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/5 "2010-08-02T13:41:02Z")
Brian Candler wrote: > Bill Campbell wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm a total noob to Ruby and am following the pick axe book and > > installing Ruby for the first time using the OneClick installer. I want > > to us RoR 3.0 and it gives me errors with Ruby 1.9.1 and compatibility. > > I was reading that you can use rvm to install Ruby versions but that > > appears to only be for unix? What's the best way to install Ruby > > 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? > > Not answering your question directly, but RoR 3.0 should also be > compatible with ruby 1.8.7. Brian, Thanks! The book had recommended using at least 1.9.1 but there seems to be alot of issues with that version so I thought I'd try to figure out how to use the 1.9.2 that others have said solve many of those problems. regards, Bill Campbell > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 14:01 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/6 "2010-08-02T14:01:30Z")
Bill Campbell wrote: > Thanks! The book had recommended using at least 1.9.1 but there seems to > be alot of issues with that version so I thought I'd try to figure out > how to use the 1.9.2 that others have said solve many of those problems. ruby 1.9.x is a fundamentally different language to 1.8.x, both in its implementation (YARV engine) and in its core behaviour (especially Strings which are totally different). I'm afraid the "minor" point revision is highly misleading. Personally I much prefer the ruby 1.8 language, and that's what I'm sticking with. This is not an opinion shared by the majority here, but it's something you'll have to make your own mind up about. If Rails ever goes 1.9-only, then I'll be dropping Rails. Regards, Brian. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_Pack4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@Roger\_Pack4](https://rubytalk.org/u/Roger_Pack4)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 14:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/7 "2010-08-02T14:09:18Z")
> There isn't an installer for 1.9.2rc2. It's marked as Experimental. I > can download it but not sure what to do after that. unzip it using 7 zip, cd into the "bin" folder, run ruby from there. Or add the bin folder to your path. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Lavena1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Luis\_Lavena1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Luis_Lavena1)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 14:20 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/8 "2010-08-02T14:20:09Z")
You need 7-zip to extract that package. You can extract it to any directory and after append the bin directory to the PATH. If what I'm saying is too complicated (or have no idea what all that means) then use 1.8.7 from the installers. > **···** > > On Aug 2, 10:37 am, Bill Campbell \ wrote: > > > Roger Pack wrote: > > \> What's the best way to install Ruby > > \>\> 1.9.2rc2 on my Windows7 machine? > > > > \>[http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) > > > > \> click on downloads, look for 1.9.2 > > > > Thanks Roger... > > > > There isn't an installer for 1.9.2rc2. It's marked as Experimental. I > > can download it but not sure what to do after that. > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 15:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/9 "2010-08-02T15:49:54Z")
Roger Pack wrote: > > There isn't an installer for 1.9.2rc2. It's marked as Experimental. I > > can download it but not sure what to do after that. > > unzip it using 7 zip, cd into the "bin" folder, run ruby from there. Or > add the bin folder to your path. Roger, Makes sense - thanks! regards, Bill Campbell > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 15:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/10 "2010-08-02T15:49:54Z")
Brian Candler wrote: > Bill Campbell wrote: > > > Thanks! The book had recommended using at least 1.9.1 but there seems to > > be alot of issues with that version so I thought I'd try to figure out > > how to use the 1.9.2 that others have said solve many of those problems. > > ruby 1.9.x is a fundamentally different language to 1.8.x, both in its > implementation (YARV engine) and in its core behaviour (especially > Strings which are totally different). I'm afraid the "minor" point > revision is highly misleading. > > Personally I much prefer the ruby 1.8 language, and that's what I'm > sticking with. This is not an opinion shared by the majority here, but > it's something you'll have to make your own mind up about. > > If Rails ever goes 1.9-only, then I'll be dropping Rails. > > Regards, > > Brian. Brian, Good insight - I hadn't thought about this part at all. Thanks for the thoughts on this. regards, Bill > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bill\_Campbell](https://rubytalk.org/u/Bill_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [2 August 2010 15:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/installing-ruby-1-9-2-on-win7/59448/11 "2010-08-02T15:50:26Z")
Luis Lavena wrote: > **···** > > > On Aug 2, 10:37�am, Bill Campbell \ wrote: > > > > > There isn't an installer for 1.9.2rc2. It's marked as Experimental. I > > > can download it but not sure what to do after that. > > > > You need 7-zip to extract that package. > > > > You can extract it to any directory and after append the bin directory > > to the PATH. > > > > If what I'm saying is too complicated (or have no idea what all that > > means) then use 1.8.7 from the installers. > > Hi Luis, > Makes perfect sense. Thanks! > regards, > Bill Campbell > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).