macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ruby-installlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ruby-installMacPorts ports tree · ruby/ruby-install/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1240
Install ruby-install with Homebrew, MacPorts, chocolatey
Install Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius, TruffleRuby, or mruby. Version 0.10.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install ruby-install.
install
Additional install commands
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install ruby.installChocolatey community package catalog · ruby.install · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
Install Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius, TruffleRuby, or mruby
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ruby-install
history
Project history and usage
ruby-install is a shell-based installer for multiple Ruby implementations, designed to work independently of any particular Ruby version manager.
Project history
ruby-install was developed by Postmodern as a dedicated Ruby installer and became closely associated with chruby. It grew to support CRuby, JRuby, TruffleRuby, and mruby, along with mirrors, patches, arbitrary configure flags, dependency installation, and user or system installation prefixes.
Adoption history
ruby-install is available through Homebrew, MacPorts, Chocolatey, Arch's user repository, Fedora COPR, and FreeBSD ports, in addition to source installation. It integrates with rbenv, RVM, Chef, and the closely related chruby workflow without being tied to one version manager.
How it is used
Users can list supported implementations, refresh release metadata, install a stable or exact version, choose a destination, apply patches, use mirrors, and pass compiler or configure options. User installs default under `~/.rubies/`, while root installs default under `/opt/rubies/`.
Why package nerds care
The package offers a deliberately recipe-light alternative to ruby-build: it retrieves current version information separately and does not require a package update for every upstream Ruby release. Package enthusiasts value its straightforward shell implementation, broad system-package-manager dependency support, checksum verification, and signed release archives.
Timeline
- 2012: ruby-install was part of the early chruby installation workflow and Ruby toolchain ecosystem.
- 2014: chruby stopped installing ruby-install automatically, reinforcing their separation into independent tools.
- Present: ruby-install supports current stable Ruby implementations and multiple Unix package managers.
Related projects
- chruby provides lightweight switching among installed Rubies and historically bundled ruby-install in its setup workflow. rbenv and RVM can also consume Rubies installed by ruby-install. ruby-build is the principal recipe-driven alternative identified by the project.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ruby-install | cli | global 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 version0.10.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-installnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ruby-install |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ruby-install |
| Homepage | https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install |
| Repository | https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install/releases/download/v0.10.2/ruby-install-0.10.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | xz |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ruby-install |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
ruby-install
sudo port install ruby-install- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ruby Install
Chocolatey95%
ruby.install
choco install ruby.install- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ruby Install
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation