Installation of rails on linux

You can install rails in the following way...

gem install v1.1.6 rails

the version can be changed.

Installing Ruby Gem on Linux

Installation of ruby gem is also similar like installing ruby

cd /usr/src
if you are a root user then its fine else login as a root or simply pass the following command
su with the root password
wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/35283/rubygems-1.1.1.tgz
tar xzf ruby-1.8.6.tar.
ruby setup.rb

http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/35283/rubygems-1.1.1.tgz

Installing ruby on linux.

Here is a way through which you can easy install a ruby on your linux system

cd /usr/src
if you are a root user then its fine else login as a root or simply pass the following command
su with the root password
wget http://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.6.tar.gz
tar xfz ruby-1.8.6.tar.gz
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install
this is how one easy way you can install ruby.,