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Ruby

Posted by Ader Reynoso
Ader Reynoso
4,968 Points

Help please with command in Ruby

I installed for windows 8.1 and 64x everthing installed ok, but I have the problem when I type in cmd "Ruby" I received the message "Dont recognize the commad"

Where's the problem? How can I fix it?

Thanks for your help!

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Did you install Ruby Installer?

2 Answers

Noah A
Noah A
4,144 Points
Noah A
Noah A
4,144 Points

I would try ruby -v and if it returns an error, then it was not installed properly. I would also recommend not using 64bit on any Windows machine as it is more prone to error than 32bit. Hey, 64bit machines can run 32bit applications, so there's no harm (and only benefits!). :)

Ader Reynoso
Ader Reynoso
4,968 Points
Ader Reynoso
Ader Reynoso
4,968 Points

Thanks Friend! I installed 32 bit and when I tryed ruby -v it is ok. But now when I try to install gem like for example gem install bundler, install sqlite3 and install rails I recevied the same message: "Cound not find a valid gem" Any suggestion? Thanks in advance