# Help with installing ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 9, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293 "2006-04-09T04:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddie)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293/1 "2006-04-09T04:57:33Z")

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Hi, im new to all this.  
I have a laptop running Windows and i was wondering if someone could  
just  
write a brief set of instructions on everything i need to install/set up  
in  
order to get Ruby running.  
By the way, could someone explain to me exactly what Ruby is for and  
what  
you can make with it?  
Kinda a lot to ask but thanks!  
Ed

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**Author:** ![eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddie)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293/2 "2006-04-09T05:09:41Z")

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Hello, Eddie.

Check this out:

> **[Radar - O’Reilly](https://www.oreilly.com/radar/)**
>
> Now, next, and beyond: Tracking need-to-know trends at the intersection of business and technology

It gives a pretty good overview of what Ruby is, and how to install it  
on a Windows box.

On 4/8/06, Eddie L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Rails mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

–  
[http://www.michaelgorsuch.org](http://www.michaelgorsuch.org)

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**Author:** ![eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddie)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293/3 "2006-04-09T07:40:51Z")

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thanx  
Ed

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**Author:** ![eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddie)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293/4 "2006-04-09T05:30:55Z")

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Ruby is a scripting language. Ruby on Rails is a web development  
framework written in and using Ruby.

Why don’t you start here: [http://www.rubyonrails.org/](http://www.rubyonrails.org/)

When you’re ready to install look for the download called “Instant  
Rails”.

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**Author:** ![eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@eddie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddie)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-installing-ruby/57293/5 "2006-04-09T17:06:58Z")

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Hi Eddie,

Welcome to the party! I’d recommend you start here  
[http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl)

Best regards,  
Bill  
----- Original Message -----  
From: Eddie L.  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Sent: 2006-04-08 9:55 PM  
Subject: [Rails] help with installing ruby

Hi, im new to all this.  
I have a laptop running Windows and i was wondering if someone could  
just write a brief set of instructions on everything i need to  
install/set up in order to get Ruby running.  
By the way, could someone explain to me exactly what Ruby is for and  
what you can make with it?  
Kinda a lot to ask but thanks!  
Ed

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