No command 'rvm' found, but there are 21 similar ones rvm: command not found. Comes up when I'm in Vagrant on linux ubuntu 14.04.
Installed Vagrant and VirtualBox.
Found over at rvm command not found
Your problem is that RVM is not loaded when you open a new terminal.
To solve this, run this command line: (if using login-shell)
echo "source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bash_profile
Or this (if using non-login shell):
echo "source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bashrc
This will add the path to RVM to load at each Terminal instanciation (close & re-open a terminal after you did this).
You could also try, if you're sshd into your box, running sudo apt-get update and then installing it?
I had this problem as well. I found that I had to add the full path for rvm in the provisioning script. The path is added to the environmental $PATH variable but not known to Vagrant during the provisioning.
/usr/local/rvm/bin/rvm install ruby-2.4.0
After provisioning:
[vagrant#Ruby ~]$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin: \
/usr/local/rvm/bin:/home/vagrant/.local/bin:/home/vagrant/bin
[vagrant#Ruby ~]$ which rvm
/usr/local/rvm/bin/rvm
Another option might be to source /etc/profile before executing an rvm, but I have not tried that yet.
OSX - 10.8.5
Running Homebrew
rvm
Whenever I open a new shell I get the following and I think, "ugh", thats not good.
Last login: Thu Nov 7 07:12:43 on ttys000
-bash: /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh: No such file or directory
I then run echo $PATH and get
Matthews-MacBook-Pro-2:~ Matthew$ echo $PATH
/Users/Matthew/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/bin:/Users/Matthew/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448#global/bin:/Users/Matthew/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/bin:/Users/Matthew/.rvm/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/opt/ImageMagick/bin:/usr/local/bin:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/MacOS/bin:/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/bin:/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448#global/bin:/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Matthews-MacBook-Pro-2:~ Matthew$
I think my .bash_profile is a mess and I really would appreciate some ninja guidance...
Thank you
When you open the Terminal, you begin a bash shell session. You can set some commands to run every time you start a bash session. The place to put these initial bash commands is usually in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile. See if you have any reference to the file /etc/profile.d/rvm.shthere and check if that file actually exists on your machine.
UPDATE:
I have heard of problems if o installed rvm as sudo. Try removing it and reinstalling again without sudo:
sudo rm -rf $HOME/.rvm $HOME/.rvmrc /etc/rvmrc /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh \
/usr/local/rvm /usr/local/bin/rvm
sudo /usr/sbin/groupdel rvm # this might fail, it's not that important
Reopen terminal and make sure rvm ins removed:
env | grep rvm
It should return empty if not try to restart de computer. After it return empty you can install it:
bash -s stable < <(curl -s https://raw.github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer)
I installed rvm with rails, from the official website of RVM, I specified the command suggested by the tutorial.
When the installation my system has rails 4.0.0, rvm 01/23/12, ruby 2.0.0, bundler gem 1.3.5 and 2.0.3
But I need to install ruby 1.9 to practice with a course that I am currently doing. "Rails for Zombies 2"
I try to execute the instruction rvm install 1.9.3 and the console returns this message:
rvm: command not found
Possible duplicate of: Ubuntu rvm setup issue
Your problem is that RVM is not loaded when you open a new terminal.
To solve this, run this command line: (if using login-shell)
echo "source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bash_profile
Or this (if using non-login shell):
echo "source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.bashrc
Or if you are using zsh (and/or oh-my-zsh):
echo "source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.zshrc
This will add the path to RVM to load at each Terminal instantiation. You must either close and reopen your terminals or simply call source ~/.bashrc (or ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc).
I had this problem after installing zsh. I'm a domain user so my $PATH and $HOME are not as straight-forward. What worked for me was
echo "source /usr/share/rvm/scripts/rvm" >> ~/.zshrc
The latest installation needs the users to be added to the Group rvm and then need to login again.
Please note that closing the terminal and reopening is not enough; the user has to logout and log back to take the Group addition in effect.
Adding the user to the Group can be done by:
sudo usermod -a -G rvm <user>
The binaries can also be at different locations based on the method you followed during the installation.
I had them at /usr/share/rvm/
You can also look at /usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm
Then you add this line to the end of ~/.bashrc
[[ -s /usr/share/rvm/scripts/rvm ]] && source /usr/share/rvm/scripts/rvm
Note: If you are using a shell other than bash you may need to add the path accordingly.
For instance, if you using zsh shell add the above lines to the ~/.zshrc file.
I am new to Rails and Linux and have installed RVM with sudo.
sudo bash -s stable < <(curl -s
https://raw.github/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer)
Now I have to run most commands (like spork) with 'rvmsudo'. It is redundant, and the way I learned, when something is redundand it is often wrong. How to get rid of this nuance? Is the only way to reinstall RVM? If so, how to properly reinstall?
Use rvm implode to uninstall rvm. Check that there are no environment variables left over in /etc/profile, /etc/bash_profile or whatever shell you're using. Once you do that, then re-install using the single user guide found here.
You'll have to execute the implode command using sudo since you installed it as root.
1)remove in home directory:
rm -rf .rvm*
2)remove from your bash file:
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
3) remove from /etc/rvmrc file
sudo rm -rf /etc/rvm*
4)Delete everything else
sudo groupdel rvm
I couldn't find a complete/concise step-by-step to 100% remove rvm when it was run as root. Here's what I came up with, and I've tested it three times successfully:
sudo su -
rvm implode
groupdel rvm
rm /etc/rvmrc
rm /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
You'll also want to double check that you don't have ~/.rvm or ~/.rvmrc or any rvm whatnot in your .bashrc (possibly .bash_profile on OSx), as you've likely been trying to install rvm several ways by this point!
Next, you'll need to reboot, as the global environment variables set in /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh will keep getting populated in new shells until you do. After rebooting, open a terminal and try this command to test:
echo $rvm_path
If it's empty, that means you've succeeded! If not, it'll most likely be set to /usr/local/rvm.
Based on my previous thread : RVM installed by Ruby not working? where i had installed RVM using the root user, I then had to entirely remove the RVM install and now i am installing as a user.
So i did :
Create a new user by doing : useradd newuser
Follow the instructions on the RVM website and execute the command : bash < <( curl http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/releases/rvm-install-head )
Now, i get the error : mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/rvm': Permission denied
The new user i created does not have access to this directory. I manually tried creating the folder but the same error. Please help.
EDIT : The original problem occured because i did not restart the terminal and it was still using the old settings.
Now, I got a new problem : After installing RVM, i cannot run it and it gives me an error : rvm command not found.
Here is the output of my ~/.bash_profile
# .bash_profile
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # This loads RVM into a shell session.
And here is output from ~/.bashrc file
# .bashrc
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi
# User specific aliases and functions
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # This loads RVM into a shell session.
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/rvm': Permission denied
If you've run the rvm installer as root previously, remove /usr/local/rvm and /etc/rvmrc.
RVM is easy to install, but you are making it harder by trying to mix and match installation types. You do NOT need to create a new user. When run, RVM will create a directory in your home directory: ~/.rvm, and install everything inside it. That means you will have all the correct permissions. You do NOT need to be running as root, you do NOT need to use sudo. I'd recommend closing all your command-lines and open one fresh and start at your home directory. If you are running as root, log out, and log back in to your normal account. For a single-user install you do NOT need to be root.
For a single user, using RVM as their Ruby sandbox, use the single-user installation docs. Follow ALL the instructions on that page, INCLUDING the "Post Install" section.
Close your terminal window, and reopen it. If you have correctly followed the instructions above, typing rvm info should spit out a template of what is to come once you install a Ruby instance. If you see nothing output, or get an error, then retrace your steps in the "Post Install" section, and go through the "Troubleshooting" section. Most of the problems people have occur because they didn't bother to read the directions.
Once RVM is installed, type rvm notes and read what dependencies you need to install. If you do not add those files your Rubies installed will be missing functionality. They will work, but some of the creature comforts you'll hear about won't work and you will wonder why.
After installing the dependencies you should be in good shape to install Rubies. Type rvm list known for all the Rubies RVM can install. If you want 1.8.7 type rvm install 1.8.7, and, similarly, rvm install 1.9.2 for Ruby 1.9.2. If you want a particular revision you can add that, based on the ones in the list.
It's important to periodically update RVM using rvm get head. That will add features, fix bugs, and tell RVM about new versions of Ruby it can install if you request.
After installing a Ruby, type rvm list and it should show up in the list, looking something like this:
rvm rubies
ruby-1.8.7-p334 [ x86_64 ]
ruby-1.9.2-p180 [ x86_64 ]
Type rvm use 1.9.2 --default to set a default Ruby that will be sticky between logins. Use the version of whatever Ruby you want to default to if 1.9.2 doesn't float your boat. Once you've defined a default it should look something like:
rvm rubies
ruby-1.8.7-p334 [ x86_64 ]
=> ruby-1.9.2-p180 [ x86_64 ]
Before you begin installing gems into a RVM-managed Ruby, read "RVM and RubyGems ", in particular the part that says "DO NOT use sudo... ". I repeat. Do NOT use sudo to install any gems, in spite of what some blog or web page says. RVM's author knows better when it comes to working with RVM controlled Rubies. That is another mistake people use with RVM, again as a result of not reading the directions.
On Mac OS, you'll need the latest version of XCode for your OS. Do NOT use the XCode that came with Snow Leopard on the DVD. It is buggy. Download and install a new version from Apple's Developer site. It's a free download requiring a free registration. It's a big file, approximately 8GB, so you'll want to start it and walk away. Install XCode, and you should be ready to have RVM install Rubies.
Finally, RVM installs easily, as will the Rubies you ask it to install. I have it on about four or five different machines and VMs on Mac OS, Ubuntu and CentOS. It takes me about a minute to install it and another minute to configure it and start installing a new Ruby. It really is that easy.
I had the original issue reported in this question, "mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/rvm': Permission denied" when trying to install rvm.
This is my scenario and how I solved it - maybe this will help others with this same issue.
I have Ubuntu 11.04 installed on a laptop, I only have 1 user, the one I created at install time, named nathan. When I would try to install rvm as nathan, the rvm installer saw me as root and kept trying to install rvm globally, but since I wasn't really root, it couldn't get access to create directories in /usr/local/rvm.
I'm far from an expert with Ubuntu, so I'm sure there are easier/better ways to accomplish the things I did (and I would love to learn about them), but this worked for me:
I created a new user called rubydev
I logged in as rubydev, opened a terminal and typed:
rubydev~$ bash < <(curl -B http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm)
rvm installed correctly and I logged out of rubydev
Signed back in as nathan, opened a terminal and typed "su" (you could do all this with sudo, I am lazy)
After successfully getting root, I typed the following commands:
root: /home/nathan# cp -R /home/rubydev/.rvm .
root: /home/nathan# chown -R nathan .rvm
root: /home/nathan# chgrp -R nathan .rvm
root: /home/nathan# exit
nathan~$ echo '[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM function' >> ~/.bash_profile
nathan~$ echo 'export rvm_path="/home/nathan/.rvm"' > ~/.rvmrc
nathan~$ source .bash_profile
At this point, rvm was correctly installed under my home directory. To verify I typed:
nathan~$ type rvm | head -1
rvm is a function (if you don't get this response, something else is wrong)
Read the notes and installed any dependencies
nathan~$ rvm notes
I installed some rubies
nathan~$ rvm install 1.8.7-head
nathan~$ rvm install 1.9.2-head
Verified install
nathan~$ rvm list
rvm rubies
ruby-1.8.7-head [x86_64]
ruby-1.9.2-head [x86_64]
nathan~$ rvm use 1.9.2
using /home/nathan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-head
nathan~$ rvm list
rvm rubies
ruby-1.8.7-head [x86_x64]
=> ruby-1.9.2-head [x86_x64]
Finally, I edited the preferences on the terminal itself to ensure the "Run command as as login shell" under the "Title and Command" tab was checked. It seems .bash_profile isn't otherwise processed.
I removed the rubydev user I created in step 1.
With all of that, I have a working rvm under Ubuntu 11.04 using my preferred username.
I solved this by adding
export rvm_path=~/.rvm
to ~/.bash_profile
If you first installed RVM as root and then uninstalled it. And now you are trying to install it as a non sudo user and you're getting the following error:
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/rvm': Permission denied
Make sure that you have logged out of the root session before trying to install under the user.
If you installing RVM as a user then the RVM folder should be generated in your home directory:
~/.rvm
Where there should be no permissions problems at all.
I would suggest it is picking up some old config that is left over from your system installation.
Ensure there is no /etc/rvmrc or $HOME/.rvmrc file left over because it might be using previously initialised variables from these files to construct an incorrect installation path.
if we look at this section of the bash script:
if [[ ${rvm_ignore_rvmrc:-0} -eq 0 ]]; then
for file in /etc/rvmrc "$HOME/.rvmrc " ; do
if [[ -s "$file" ]] ; then
source $file
fi
done
fi
It is trying to find one of these files, if it finds one if will run it possibly initialising rvm_path which will subsequently not be set as $HOME/.rvm by this command
rvm_path="${rvm_path:-"$HOME/.rvm"}"
I had the same issue. When I tried to create a gemset I would get a permission denied error. I just forgot to run the "rvm use 1.8.7" command first. After that I was able to create and use the gemset without any problems.
In lasts versions of rvm you need remove /etc/profile.d/ also.
This happen often if you try to install as root and then try again as a regular user.
Hope this help.
Look for file rvm.sh below /etc directory (It may be in /etc, or /etc/init.d).
Also, try some grep rvm /etc -r, so you can find some files/lines which prevent you from installing rvm in your $HOME dir.
For me running
__rvm_unload
Worked first, this was due to the fact that I had rvm installed as for multiuser.
If you installed rvm as root and you are getting permission denied issues (maybe you are deploying with capistrano as a non root user) then you could try rvm fix-permissions after doing things like rvm install 2.2.2 as root and creating a gemset as root.
Scott Bartell's solution worked for me. i am on a Digital Ocean premade image, where they had already setup rvm as root.
1. deleted /etc/rvmrc .
2. added export rvm_path=~/.rvm to ~/.bash_profile
3. logged out of ssh session to virtual machine
4. logged back in and presto!
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