From 39ba2915e5912984d6ffee9bdcda43e45e3b29eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Lacan Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 18:30:47 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Stop recommending RailsInstaller in favor of RubyInstaller RailsInstaller is no longer maintained and its latest supported Ruby version is 2.3 which Rails no longer supports. In contrast, RubyInstaller supports Ruby 2.7, 2.6, 2.5, 2.4, 2.3, and 2.2 which are the only Ruby versions necessary for Rails 6.x and 5.x at this point. Fixes #38654 [ci skip] --- guides/source/getting_started.md | 21 +++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 22c706abf6..0161a39fc1 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ your prompt will look something like `c:\source_code>` Before you install Rails, you should check to make sure that your system has the proper prerequisites installed. These include: -* Ruby +* Ruby * SQLite3 * Node.js * Yarn @@ -100,21 +100,18 @@ ruby 2.5.0 Rails requires Ruby version 2.5.0 or later. If the version number returned is less than that number (such as 2.3.7, or 1.8.7), you'll need to install a fresh copy of Ruby. -TIP: To quickly install Ruby and Ruby on Rails on your system in Windows, you can use -[Rails Installer](http://railsinstaller.org). For more installation methods for most -Operating Systems take a look at [ruby-lang.org](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/). +To install Rails on Windows, you'll first need to install [Ruby Installer](https://rubyinstaller.org/). -If you are working on Windows, you should also install the -[Ruby Installer Development Kit](https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/). +For more installation methods for most Operating Systems take a look at +[ruby-lang.org](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/). #### Installing SQLite3 You will also need an installation of the SQLite3 database. Many popular UNIX-like OSes ship with an acceptable version of SQLite3. -On Windows, if you installed Rails through Rails Installer, you -already have SQLite installed. Others can find installation instructions -at the [SQLite3 website](https://www.sqlite.org). -Verify that it is correctly installed and in your PATH: +Others can find installation instructions at the [SQLite3 website](https://www.sqlite.org). + +Verify that it is correctly installed and in your load `PATH`: ```bash $ sqlite3 --version @@ -126,10 +123,10 @@ The program should report its version. Finally, you'll need Node.js and Yarn installed to manage your application's JavaScript. -Find the installation instructions at the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and +Find the installation instructions at the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and verify it's installed correctly with the following command: -```bash +```bash $ node --version ```