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@@ -1,38 +1,34 @@ # Install Rhodes ## Installing Rhodes with RhoStudio -The most common way to install Rhodes on a Windows or Macintosh platform is to install RhoMobile Suite. The RhoMobile Suite installer installs Rho products, such as Rhodes, RhoConnect, RhoElements, and RhoStudio. RhoStudio is an Eclipse installation that facilitates development of native smartphone applications. +To install Rhodes on a Windows or Macintosh platform, install RhoMobile Suite. The RhoMobile Suite installer installs Rho products, such as Rhodes, RhoConnect, RhoElements, and RhoStudio. RhoStudio is an Eclipse installation that facilitates development of native smartphone applications. [Click here for the RhoMobile Suite installation instructions](/rhomobile-install). NOTE: The rest of this chapter consists of instructions for installing Rhodes from the command line, without using the RhoMobile Suite installer. You do not need to perform those instructions if you installed using the RhoMobile Suite installer. -## Installing Rhodes from the Command Line +## Installing Rhodes on Linux -To install Rhodes on Linux, and to install Rhodes on Windows or Mac OS using the command line (this does not install the RhoStudio IDE), you need to install the Rhodes gem. Download and install: +To install Rhodes on Linux, you need to install the Rhodes gem. Download and install: 1. [Ruby v1.9.3](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/). - * On Windows, [RubyInstaller](http://rubyinstaller.org) is a convenient way to install Ruby; you should check "Add Ruby executables to your PATH" and "Associate .rb and .rbw files with this Ruby installation". - - * On Macintosh, Ruby is already installed, but this version is outdated and isn't compatible with RhoStudio: install [Ruby Version Manager](https://rvm.io//) (RVM) and then use RVM to install Ruby version 1.9.3. - 2. Install the Rhodes Gem. - Run this command to install the Rhodes Gem. +Run this command to install the Rhodes Gem. - :::term - $ [sudo] gem install rhodes + :::term + $ [sudo] gem install rhodes NOTE: If you get any `no such file to load -- something` messages while running the rake tasks or rhodes commands, this can usually be resolved by putting "sudo" in front of the command, as in `sudo gem install something`. -NOTE: Windows doesn't come with the necessary build tools to install gems ('make', for example). There are various ways to get these tools, but the GnuWin32 project at http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ provides the tools, and can be installed via the GetGnuWin32 installer at http://sourceforge.net/projects/getgnuwin32/files/. You should follow the GetGnuWin32 instructions carefully. +NOTE: Do not install Ruby as a standalone if you also use Ruby Version Manager (rvm) to install Ruby. If you need only one version of Ruby, you can install Ruby as a standalone. If you need more than one version of Ruby, you should uninstall standalone Ruby and then install Ruby with Ruby Version Manager. Mixed standalone Ruby and rvm-controlled Ruby installations can conflict and cause runtime issues in RhoConnect applications. ## Setup Rhodes SDKs -Once you have Rhodes, you will need the SDKs for the platform you want to build your app on. These instructions are found [here](build). +Once you have Rhodes, you will need the SDKs for the platform you want to build your app on. These instructions are found [here](/rhodes/build). After you install the gem and your desired SDKs, you need to run: :::term $ rhodes-setup