# Installing Ruby on Rails [edit]

This page describes how to install Ruby on Rails so that you can use the RadRails IDE.

## Introduction

Before you can use the RadRails IDE, you will need to install the Ruby programming language and the Rails framework. After you install these components on your computer, you can install and configure RadRails.

## Instructions

### Installing Ruby

To install the Ruby language:

1. If you do not already have it installed, download and install the latest JRE from Sun:

   http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

2. Download and install the latest Ruby One-Click Installer from RubyForge:

   http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/

Follow the installer instructions to install the Ruby language on your computer.

### Installing Rails

Installing Rails on Windows

To install Rails on Windows:

1. Open a command prompt:
   1. Open the Start menu and select Run.
   2. Type cmd to open the prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type gem install rails --include-dependencies and press Enter.

   This will complete the installation of Rails and will install all of the requirements to run Ruby on Rails.

Installing Rails on Mac

To install on a Mac, you have three source options:

- Locomotive (easiest to get up and running)</a>
- MacPorts
- Fink (has graphical interface

Follow the instructions in the article Building Ruby, Rails, Subversion, Mongrel, and MySQL on Mac OS X to get everything running and configured on your system.

Installing Rails on Linux

Installation instructions vary depending on which system you are running.

- For Debian users, follow the Debian administration instructions.
- For RedHat users, download the RedHat installation instructions pdf and follow the instructions from there.

## Related Topics

- Installing and configuring RadRails
- Installing RadRails
- Integrating RadRails with Aptana
- Configuring your RadRails setup

Retrieved from "http://aptana.com/docs/index.php/Installing_Ruby_on_Rails"

Categories: AptanaHelp | RadRails