What did you do so far? from your directories I see you're on linux or unix. So there shouldn't be the need to download ruby. In most linux it's already there, or you can install it pretty easy with the packet manage like apt on debian/ubuntu "sudo apt-get install ruby". On Mac OS X ruby version 1.8.7 is already installed.
If you want to install a specific ruby, the easiest way is to user RVM: https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/ after you have successfully installed ruby. You can just use [sudo] gem install rails after that you should be all setup On Freitag, 29. April 2011 at 19:17, fredrated wrote: > The reason I ask this elementary question is because when I originally > installed ruby and rails, after the so-called installation was > completed, many of the required files were found to be missing from > the 'install' directory (/usr/local/lib/ruby) but existed in the > extract directory (/home/software), so something about the 'install' > failed seemingly because I had not extracted the .tar.gz into a place > friendly to the install. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > Fred > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
