# I installed rails 3 and how to install rails 2

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-installed-rails-3-and-how-to-install-rails-2/190231 "2010-06-17T16:22:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kirankinuforu)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-installed-rails-3-and-how-to-install-rails-2/190231/1 "2010-06-17T16:22:28Z")

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Hi all,

i installed rails 3 and how to install rails 2 in the same machine  
please  
help me

thanks

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**Author:** ![kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kirankinuforu)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-installed-rails-3-and-how-to-install-rails-2/190231/2 "2010-06-17T16:22:49Z")

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simplify - u can use rvm or create link to  
\<path\_to\_gems\>/rails-2.3.8/bin/rails some thinks like this to  
/usr/local/bint/rails2

Ivan N.  
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**Author:** ![kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@kirankinuforu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kirankinuforu)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-installed-rails-3-and-how-to-install-rails-2/190231/3 "2010-06-17T16:26:59Z")

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You can install any rails version like this: gem install rails -  
v=2.3.8  
…and to generate app with specific version do like this: rails  
_2.3.8_ app\_name

On Jun 16, 10:02 am, karnati kiran [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)