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-Minimum of Ruby 2.3 is required. Ruby 2.5 is recommended.
+Ruby 2.5 or newer is required.
* "Option 1: Install from packages":#packages
* "Option 2: Install with RVM":#rvm
h2(#packages). Option 1: Install from packages
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-Future versions of Arvados may require a newer version of Ruby than is packaged with your OS. Using OS packages simplifies initial install, but may complicate upgrades that rely on a newer Ruby. If this is a concern, we recommend using "RVM.":#rvm
+Future versions of Arvados may require a newer version of Ruby than is packaged with your OS. Using OS packages simplifies initial install, but may complicate upgrades that rely on a newer Ruby. If this is a concern, we recommend using "RVM":#rvm.
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h3. Centos 7
-The Ruby version shipped with Centos 7 is too old. Use "RVM.":#rvm
+The Ruby version shipped with Centos 7 is too old. Use "RVM":#rvm to install Ruby 2.5 or later.
h3. Debian and Ubuntu
-Debian 9 (stretch) and Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) ship Ruby 2.3, which is sufficient to run Arvados. Later releases have newer versions of Ruby that can also run Arvados.
+Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) ships with Ruby 2.3, which is not supported by Arvados. Use "RVM":#rvm to install Ruby 2.5 or later.
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+Debian 10 (buster) and Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) and later ship with Ruby 2.5, which is supported by Arvados.
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<pre><code># <span class="userinput">apt-get --no-install-recommends install ruby ruby-dev bundler</span></code></pre>
h2(#fromsource). Option 3: Install from source
-Install prerequisites for Debian 8:
+Install prerequisites for Debian 10:
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<pre><code><span class="userinput">sudo apt-get install \
- bison build-essential gettext libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls \
+ bison build-essential gettext libcurl4 \
libcurl4-openssl-dev libpcre3-dev libreadline-dev \
libssl-dev libxslt1.1 zlib1g-dev
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make automake libtool bison sqlite-devel tar
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-Install prerequisites for Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04:
+Install prerequisites for Ubuntu 16.04:
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<pre><code><span class="userinput">sudo apt-get install \
- gawk g++ gcc make libc6-dev libreadline6-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev \
- libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 autoconf libgdbm-dev \
- libncurses5-dev automake libtool bison pkg-config libffi-dev curl
+ bison build-essential gettext libcurl3 \
+ libcurl3-openssl-dev libpcre3-dev libreadline-dev \
+ libssl-dev libxslt1.1 zlib1g-dev
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Build and install Ruby: