# Install ruby with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Powerful, clean, object-oriented scripting language. Version 4.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ruby ``` ## Agent safety answer ruby runs project tooling, package builds, and scripts that often sit near credentials. - **Credential access:** Reads environment variables, bundle config, gem credentials, and app secrets. - **Remote mutation:** Can run deploy scripts, API clients, and database tasks. - **Publish/artifact risk:** Can build or publish gems and generated application artifacts. - **Recommended control:** Gate gem publish, deploy tasks, and script execution with injected secrets. - **Agent-use guidance:** Allow local tests; require approval for publishing, deploy commands, and secret-backed tasks. Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ruby ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ruby ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/ruby/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ruby ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ruby ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ruby from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ruby ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ruby ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: ruby from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ruby ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ruby from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ruby ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ruby from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install ruby ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: ruby from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','reportgenerator.portable' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/ruby ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ruby.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ruby - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.0.5 - **Source summary:** Powerful, clean, object-oriented scripting language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Ruby - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T00:24:54-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bundle (cli) - bundler (cli) - erb (cli) - gem (cli) - irb (cli) - minitest (cli) - racc (cli) - rake (cli) - rbs (cli) - rdbg (cli) - rdoc (cli) - ri (cli) - ruby (cli) - syntax_suggest (cli) - test-unit (cli) - typeprof (cli) - bundle (alias) - bundler (alias) - erb (alias) - gem (alias) - irb (alias) - minitest (alias) - racc (alias) - rake (alias) - rbs (alias) - rdbg (alias) - rdoc (alias) - ri (alias) - ruby (alias) - syntax_suggest (alias) - test-unit (alias) - typeprof (alias) ## Dependencies - libyaml - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Uses from macOS - libffi - libxcrypt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Caveats: By default, binaries installed by gem will be placed into: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/bin You may want to add this to your PATH. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.0.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes doc example: interpreter runtime. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / high - doc example: interpreter runtime ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.gem/credentials ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ruby - **Aliases:** ruby@4, ruby@4.0 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ruby - 1:3.3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ruby from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby (default version) | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - Nix - ruby: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: ruby from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - ruby - 1:3.2~ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ruby from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Interpreter of object-oriented scripting language Ruby (default version) | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-dbg - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming (debug symbols) | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-dev - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming (development files) | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-doc - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming (documentation) | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-full - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-full from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ruby with all bundled gems | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-libs - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Libraries necessary to run Ruby | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - apk - ruby-rdoc - 3.4.9-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ruby-rdoc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ruby documentation tool | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby-bundled-gems - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-bundled-gems from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Bundled gems which are part of Ruby StdLib | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby-default-gems - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-default-gems from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Default gems which are part of Ruby StdLib | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby-devel - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A Ruby development environment | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby-doc - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for ruby | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ - dnf - ruby-libs - 4.0.5-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ruby-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Libraries necessary to run Ruby | https://www.ruby-lang.org/ ## Related links - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [asciidoctor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciidoctor/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cdxgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdxgen/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [classifier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/classifier/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cocoapods](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cocoapods/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cucumber-ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cucumber-ruby/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dexter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dexter/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [dory](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dory/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [ruby@3.2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby-3-2/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ruby@3.3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby-3-3/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [ruby@3.4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby-3-4/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [portable-ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/portable-ruby/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [gnu-apl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-apl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, interpreter, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [lua](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lua/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, interpreter, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [picat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/picat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, interpreter, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [algol68g](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/algol68g/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, interpreter, language-runtime, programming-language. - [gosu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gosu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [gravity](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gravity/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, interpreter, language-runtime, programming-language. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ruby.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ruby.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph - curated agent safety answer