# Install ruby-build with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper

Install various Ruby versions and implementations. Version 20260701 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ruby-build
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ruby-build
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ruby-build
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: ruby/ruby-build/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add ruby-build
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-build from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install ruby-build
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ruby-build from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install ruby-build
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ruby-build
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ruby-build from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install ruby-build
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ruby-build from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ruby-build
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ruby-build>
- **Version:** 20260701
- **Source summary:** Install various Ruby versions and implementations
- **Homepage:** <https://rbenv.org/man/ruby-build.1>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build/archive/refs/tags/v20260701.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T10:14:51Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- rbenv-install (cli)
- rbenv-uninstall (cli)
- ruby-build (cli)
- rbenv-install (alias)
- rbenv-uninstall (alias)
- ruby-build (alias)

## Dependencies

- autoconf
- libyaml
- openssl@3
- pkgconf
- readline

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 20260701
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ruby-build. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ruby-build
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - ruby-build - 20241225.2-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ruby-build from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool to compile and install different versions of Ruby | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- Ubuntu apt - ruby-build - 20220426-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ruby-build from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool to compile and install different versions of Ruby | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- apk - ruby-build - 20260520-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-build from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Compile and install Ruby | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- apk - ruby-build-doc - 20260520-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-build-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Compile and install Ruby (documentation) | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- apk - ruby-build-runtime - 20260520-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-build-runtime from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | ruby-build runtime dependencies | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Compile and install Ruby | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-all - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-all from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for all versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-core - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-core from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Core executable and scripts for ruby-build | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-jruby - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-jruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for jruby versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-mruby - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-mruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for mruby versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-others - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-others from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for rbx, ree and other versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-picoruby - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-picoruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for picoruby versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-rbenv - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-rbenv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | rbenv plugin to compile and install Ruby | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-ruby - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-ruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for MRI/CRuby versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- dnf - ruby-build-truffleruby - 20260512-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-build-truffleruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ruby-build targets for truffleruby versions | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build
- pacman - ruby-build - 20260520-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ruby-build from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool to download, compile, and install Ruby on Unix-like systems | https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ruby-build.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ruby-build.yml)


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