How to Install Rake from GitHub on Ubuntu Server Latest

Rake is a task automation tool written in Ruby, which is commonly used in Ruby on Rails web development. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rake from GitHub on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have a server running Ubuntu Server Latest, and you have root or sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the system

First, update the system with the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install Ruby

Rake is written in Ruby, so you need to have Ruby installed on your system. You can install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get install ruby-full

Step 3: Install Git

To download Rake from GitHub, you need to have Git installed on your system. You can install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 4: Download Rake from GitHub

Now, you need to download Rake from GitHub with the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/ruby/rake.git

This will download the latest Rake code from the GitHub repository and save it in a directory named "rake."

Step 5: Install Rake

To install Rake, navigate into the "rake" directory and run the following command:

sudo ruby setup.rb

This will run the setup script, which will install Rake on your system.

Step 6: Verify the Installation

Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by checking the Rake version with the following command:

sudo rake --version

This should display the Rake version that you have installed.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Rake from GitHub on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now that you have Rake installed, you can use it to automate tasks in your Ruby projects.