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Install rbenv with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Ruby version manager. Version 1.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rbenv.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rbenv

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rbenv

MacPorts ports tree · ruby/rbenv/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rbenv

Debian stable package indexes · rbenv · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rbenv

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · rbenv · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rbenv

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rb/rbenv/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S rbenv

Arch Linux sync databases · rbenv · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install rbenv

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rbenv · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Ruby version manager

Commands and aliases

  • rbenv

history

Project history and usage

rbenv is a Unix-like Ruby version manager that selects a Ruby through PATH shims and project or user version files while leaving Ruby installation to plugins such as ruby-build.

Project history

rbenv was created as a simple mechanism for selecting Ruby versions per project. It prepends shims to PATH, resolves the requested version from environment or version files, and delegates actual Ruby installation to tools such as the separately maintained ruby-build plugin.

Version 0.4.0 changed the preferred project file from `.rbenv-version` to the cross-tool `.ruby-version` name. Version 1.0.0 characterized the project as a robust Unix-methodology tool and expanded plugin hooks and shell support.

Adoption history

rbenv became a prominent lightweight alternative in the Ruby version-manager ecosystem. Its official installation guide recommends package-manager installation where available, while the supplied metadata records packages for Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE.

Its Bash plugin interface fostered an ecosystem including ruby-build, rbenv-aliases, rbenv-binstubs, and rbenv-bundler. The rbenv maintainers describe it as having inspired forks for other programming languages and software environments.

How it is used

Users normally install Ruby versions with ruby-build, choose a machine-wide default with `rbenv global`, and write a project-specific `.ruby-version` with `rbenv local`. `RBENV_VERSION` or `rbenv shell` can override file-based selection.

The user-wide default is stored in `~/.rbenv/version`; project selection is stored in `.ruby-version`. Installed Rubies and shims normally live beneath `~/.rbenv`, configurable through `RBENV_ROOT`.

Why package nerds care

rbenv exemplifies the Unix-style version-manager design: a small shim dispatcher, plain-text version files, environment variables, and separately packaged plugins. This contrasts with managers that combine runtime compilation, gemsets, and shell management in one tool.

The `.ruby-version` convention became useful beyond rbenv because multiple Ruby version managers can consume it. That portability makes the file part of the practical interface between projects, developers, CI systems, and package tooling.

Timeline

  • 2013: rbenv 0.4.0 adopted `.ruby-version` as the preferred project-local version file.
  • 2018: rbenv 1.0.0 formalized expanded hooks, improved shell support, and the project's mature Unix-style workflow.

Related projects

  • ruby-build
  • rbenv-installer
  • RVM
  • chruby
  • asdf

Sources

  • Distribution evidence: source_facts.package-manager
  • Official releases: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/releases
  • Official repository and README: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv
  • Official wiki: https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/wiki

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:version manager

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
.ruby-version

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
rbenvcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.3.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.3.2

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rbenv
Version1.3.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rbenv
Homepagehttps://rbenv.org
Repositoryhttps://github.com/rbenv/rbenv
Upstream docshttps://rbenv.org
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/rbenv/rbenv/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.2.tar.gz
Dependenciesruby-build
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namerbenv
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

rbenv 1.1.2-2

simple per-user Ruby version manager

https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv

sudo apt install rbenv
  • Section: ruby
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: rbenv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

rbenv

nix profile install nixpkgs#rbenv
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rb/rbenv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

rbenv 1.1.2-1

simple per-user Ruby version manager

https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv

sudo apt install rbenv
  • Section: universe/ruby
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rbenv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

rbenv 1.3.2-5.fc45

Manage your app's Ruby environment

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

sudo dnf install rbenv
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: rbenv
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rbenv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

rbenv 1.3.2-2

Manage your app's Ruby environment

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

sudo pacman -S rbenv
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: rbenv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

rbenv 1.3.2-1.4

Simple Ruby version Management

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

sudo zypper install rbenv
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Languages/Ruby
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: rbenv
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rbenv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

rbenv-bash-completion 1.3.2-1.4

Bash completion for rbenv

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

sudo zypper install rbenv-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Languages/Ruby
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: rbenv
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rbenv-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

rbenv-zsh-completion 1.3.2-1.4

ZSH completion for rbenv

https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv

sudo zypper install rbenv-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Languages/Ruby
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: rbenv
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rbenv-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

rbenv

sudo port install rbenv
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rbenv
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: ruby/rbenv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • rbspyShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rbenv, ruby, version-management.
  • rbenv-ctagsShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rbenv, ruby, version-management.
  • rvShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ruby, version-manager.

source trail

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  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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