RubyMine 2017.1 Help

System Requirements

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Hardware requirements

  • 1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended
  • 1024x768 minimum screen resolution

System requirements

JRE 1.8 is bundled with distributions for all platforms. You don't need any Java to be installed on your machine in order to run RubyMine.

Windows

System RequirementsInstallation
  • Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/Vista/2003/XP (incl.64-bit)
  • Ruby 1.8.x or higher, or JRuby
  1. Download RubyMine from the Download page.
  2. Run the RubyMine-*.exe file that starts the Installation Wizard.
  3. Follow all steps suggested by the wizard. Pay special attention to the corresponding installation options.

macOS

System Requirements Installation
  • macOS 10.5 or higher.
  • Only 64-bit macOS is supported.
  • Ruby 1.8.x or higher, or JRuby
  1. Download the RubyMine-*.dmg macOS Disk Image file from the Download page.
  2. Double-click the downloaded RubyMine-*.dmg macOS Disk Image file to mount it.
  3. Copy RubyMine to your Applications folder.

Linux

System RequirementsInstallation
  • OS Linux 64 bit
  • KDE, GNOME or Unity DE desktop
  • Ruby 1.8.x or higher, or JRuby
  1. Download the RubyMine-*.tar.gz file from the Download page.
  2. Unpack the RubyMine-*.tar.gz file to a different folder, if your current "Download" folder doesn't support file execution:
    tar xfz RubyMine-*.tar.gz <new_archive_folder>

    The recommended install location according to the filesystem hierarchy standard (FHS) is /opt. For example, it's possible to enter the following command:

    sudo tar xf RubyMine-*.tar.gz -C /opt/
  3. Switch to the bin directory:
    cd <new archive folder>/RubyMine-*/bin
    For example,
    cd opt/RubyMine-*/bin
  4. Run rubymine.sh from the bin subdirectory.

See Also

Last modified: 18 July 2017