ruby-install

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# ruby-install\n\nInstalls [Ruby], [JRuby], [TruffleRuby] (native / GraalVM), or [mruby].\n\n## Features\n\n* Supports downloading the latest versions and checksums from [ruby-versions].\n* Supports installing into `/opt/rubies/` for root and `~/.rubies/` for users\n  by default.\n* Supports installing into arbitrary directories.\n* Supports downloading from arbitrary URLs.\n* Supports downloading from mirrors.\n* Supports downloading/applying patches.\n* Supports passing in arbitrary `./configure` options.\n* Supports downloading archives using `wget` or `curl`.\n* Supports verifying downloaded archives via MD5, SHA1, SHA256 or SHA512\n  checksums.\n* Supports installing build dependencies from the package manager\n  ([apt], [dnf], [yum], [pacman], [zypper], [xbps], [brew], [macports], and\n  [pkg]).\n* Supports many different OSes:\n  * Linux\n    * [Ubuntu]\n    * [Debian]\n    * [Fedora]\n    * [OpenSUSE]\n    * [Arch Linux]\n    * [Void Linux]\n  * [macOS]\n  * [FreeBSD]\n* Has unit tests.\n\n## Anti-Features\n\n* Does not require upgrading every time a new Ruby version comes out.\n* Does not require recipes for each individual Ruby version or configuration.\n* Does not support installing trunk/HEAD or nightly rolling releases.\n* Does not support installing unsupported/unmaintained versions of Ruby.\n\n## Requirements\n\n* [bash] \u003e= 3.x\n* `grep`\n* [wget] \u003e 1.12 or [curl]\n* `md5sum` or `md5`\n* `sha1sum` or `sha1`\n* `sha256sum` or `sha256`\n* `sha512sum` or `sha512`\n* `tar`\n* `bzip2`\n* `xz`\n* `patch` (if `--patch` is specified)\n* [gcc] \u003e= 4.2 or [clang]\n\n## Synopsis\n\nList supported Rubies and their current stable versions:\n\n```shell\n$ ruby-install\n```\n\nUpdates then list the supported Rubies and their current stable versions:\n\n```shell\n$ ruby-install --update\n```\n\nInstall the current stable version of Ruby:\n\n```shell\n$ ruby-install ruby\n```\n\nInstall the latest version of Ruby:\n\n```shell\n$ ruby-install --update ruby\n```\n\nInstall a stable version of Ruby:\n\n```shell\n$ ruby-install ruby 3.1\n```\n\nInstall a sp",
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