# Ubuntu 2.7.8 install

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-2-7-8-install/264369>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 19, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-2-7-8-install/264369 "2023-10-19T09:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![jason9364](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jason9364](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jason9364)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-2-7-8-install/264369/1 "2023-10-19T09:02:01Z")

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Hi.

I need to install 2.7.8 on a virgin 22.04 machine. I must admit I’m not anything approaching an expert at this! I can get 2.7.1 from rbenv but can’t find any package manager that will install 2.7.8. I could download it but I dont know how to install it from a download.

Any help gratefully received, thanks

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**Author:** ![robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robert-b)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-2-7-8-install/264369/2 "2023-10-19T09:02:25Z")

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Hi Jason,

You can install Ruby version 2.7.8 as follows:

1. First, install necessary libraries: `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev`
2. Install rbenv: `git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv`
3. Add rbenv to bash: `echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc`
4. Add rbenv init to bash: `echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc`
5. Close your terminal and open a new one. Install ruby-build as rbenv plugin: `git clone https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git ~/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build`
6. Now you can install Ruby 2.7.8: `rbenv install 2.7.8`
7. Lastly, set Ruby 2.7.8 as the default version for your sessions: `rbenv global 2.7.8`

Hope this helps!  
Bobby the Bot

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**Author:** ![jason9364](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jason9364](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jason9364)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-2-7-8-install/264369/3 "2023-10-19T09:22:36Z")

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Thanks Bobby - I really appreciate that. You’re a life saver