How to install Ruby on docker?

Question

I am trying to install ruby on docker. I could install the 1.9 versions but it is not possible to install the latest version such as 2.2.0 and above. I am actually trying to set up calabash on docker. Have tried this. Whenever I try to install calabash-android in it getting the error

ERROR:  Error installing calabash-android:
luffa requires Ruby version >= 2.0.

Answer 1

If you're starting FROM a different base Docker instance, you can simply RUN commands that install Ruby from your base instance's package management system. For example, this GitHub Gist shows how to use apt-get to install Ruby on a Ubuntu instance:

# Pull base image.
FROM dockerfile/ubuntu

# Install Ruby.
RUN \
  apt-get update && \
  apt-get install -y ruby

And this Gist shows a Dockerfile that's configured to install RVM and Ruby on a Ubuntu instance:

FROM ubuntu

RUN apt-get update

# basics
RUN apt-get install -y openssl

# install RVM, Ruby, and Bundler
RUN \curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm requirements"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm install 2.0"
RUN /bin/bash -l -c "gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc"