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Can anyone please help me where to find Ruby 64-bit installer to be installed on Windows 7 or can I install 32-bit ruby 1.8.6 or 1.9 installers(only one) on a 64-bit machine without any problem?. Any recommendations or links for documentation would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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The RubyInstaller project provides a self-contained Windows-based installer that includes a Ruby-language execution environment and a baseline set of required RubyGems and extensions, integrated with a MSYS2 installation.
There are two ways to run Ruby on Windows. The more straightforward method is to use the Ruby installer to install all the software packages required. The more robust method is to install the Linux subsystem on Windows 10, then use Linux commands to install Ruby.
Install Ruby.In the Windows Explorer, double click on the rubyinstaller-1.9. 3-p194.exe file and follow the directions. By default, Ruby will be installed in the C:\Ruby193 folder. Check the boxes "Install Tcl/Tk support" and "Add Ruby executables to your PATH." Then click Install >> Finish.
32bits Ruby can be installed in 64bits Windows versions thanks to WOW64 (Windows on Windows functionality)
There is no Installer for 64bits Ruby, and you will find a lot of complications in that front.
I recommend you use the upcoming RubyInstallers from official RubyInstaller website:
http://rubyinstaller.org/
(Will be redirected to RubyForge, locate Preview 2 installers there). Both 1.8.6 and 1.9.1 are available.
Also, if you want more step to step instructions, please take a look to some tutorials we have collected here:
http://wiki.github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/tutorials
Hope that helps.
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As of March 2013, the RubyInstaller team produce a 64 bit Windows build of Ruby 2.0 . My thanks to them.
http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
But all 32 bit software works normally on Windows 7 anyway - that's worth knowing.
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