How to Install Rake from GitHub on Manjaro

Rake is a Ruby-based build system that can be used to manage tasks in a project. In this tutorial, we'll explain how to install Rake from the official GitHub repository on a Manjaro system.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following installed:

  • Manjaro operating system with a user account with sudo privileges.
  • Ruby programming language already installed on your system

Steps

  1. Open the Manjaro terminal by using the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut or by searching for it in the System menu.

  2. Clone the Rake repository by running the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/ruby/rake.git
  1. Switch to the new rake directory:
cd rake
  1. Build the Rake by running the following command:
sudo gem build rake.gemspec
  1. Install the generated rake gem file by typing the following command:
sudo gem install rake-<VERSION>.gem

Note: Replace <VERSION> with the version number indicated in the filename of the .gem file.

  1. Verify that Rake has been successfully installed by running the following command:
rake --version

You should see the version number of Rake in the output.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explained how to install Rake from the official GitHub repository on a Manjaro system. With Rake installed, you can now use it to manage and execute tasks in your Ruby-based projects.