# Question installing JRuby 1.5.2 under SuSe SLES 10

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403 "2010-09-22T19:19:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403/1 "2010-09-22T19:19:26Z")

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I downloaded jruby-bin-1.5.2.targ.gz on my SuSe SLES 10 system.

1. 
  - How do I compile it?

2. 
  - Any url with installation instructions?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403/2 "2010-09-22T19:30:33Z")

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On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Ruby S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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> I downloaded jruby-bin-1.5.2.targ.gz on my SuSe SLES 10 system.
> 
> 1. 
> - How do I compile it?
> 
> 2. 
> - Any url with installation instructions?

It’s the -bin package. You don’t have to compile it. Just unpack it.  
It’s ready to run, so long as you have Java installed on your system.

[http://jruby.org/getting-started](http://jruby.org/getting-started)

Kirk H.  
Software Developer  
Engine Y., Inc.

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403/3 "2010-09-22T19:38:10Z")

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On 09/22/2010 10:18 AM, Ruby S. wrote:

> I downloaded jruby-bin-1.5.2.targ.gz on my SuSe SLES 10 system.
> 
> 1. 
> - How do I compile it?
> 
> 2. 
> - Any url with installation instructions?

Just unpack it somewhere and put the bin dir on your PATH. I put it at  
the end of my path like this:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/jruby/bin

(in ~/.zshenv).

IIRC the only dependency is java jre.

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403/4 "2010-09-22T19:40:30Z")

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Your service is faster and better than a pay service!

To what directory should the files be extracted to?  
The default target folder showing is Desktop!  
What’s the standard?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-installing-jruby-1-5-2-under-suse-sles-10/195403/5 "2010-09-25T01:38:11Z")

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That’s entirely up to you 🙂