This document discusses installing Ruby on Windows. It provides two options: an easy one-click Ruby installer or a harder development kit/source build. The one-click installer handles everything. After installing, the Ruby version can be verified in the command prompt. Gems, the package manager for Ruby, is installed next using the gem command. SQLite binaries are also included to allow Ruby to interface with SQLite databases. Credits and links to additional Ruby resources on Windows are provided.

1. Ruby on WindowsTim Goldenhttp://TimGolden.comhttp://twitter.com/Goldeneye1

2. HistoryCygwin Source FilesNotePad

3. Choices EasyRuby installerhttp://rubyinstaller.org/HardDevelopment Kit/ Build from sourcehttp://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/

4. Installing RubyThe one click installer does all the work for you 

5. InstallerLocation

6. Installer Finish

7. VerifyGo to a command prompt and check the ruby version by typing ruby -v to open a command prompt you can go to the run box and enter the text CMDand click OKRuby GemsInstalling Gems Package manger for Rubyhttp://rubygems.org/

8. Gem InstallUsing a command prompt in your c:\Ruby dir > gem update –-system > gem list –-localTo see what’s installed > gem install “pkg”

9. SQLitePrecompiled Binaries For Windows section http://www.sqlite.org/download.htmlsqlitedll-3_6_23.zip – you can think of this one as actually being the SQLite database that you will install on your machinesqlite-3_6_23.zip –a command line utility that can be used to administer a SQLite databaseUnzip them and put the extracted files in your ruby\bin directory (usually at C:\ruby\bin).

10. SQLite From a command prompt in your C:\ruby dir > gem install sqlite3-rubySQLite/Ruby FAQ – all the different ways to use sqlite from a Ruby script

11. CreditsTim Golden – aka Golden~Eye~http://www.TimGolden.comhttp://twitter.com/GoldenEyeRubyForge - http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/RubyInstaller - http://rubyinstaller.org/Ruby On Windows - http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.comRubyGems - http://rubygems.org/SQLite - http://www.sqlite.org -- http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/sqlite3/faq.htmlRuby Stack - http://bitnami.org/stack/rubystackNotepad ++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htmNetbeans - http://netbeans.org/projects/ruby/http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html