Install RubyMine on Ubuntu 24.04

RubyMine is an integrated development environment (IDE) from JetBrains, tailored for Ruby development. It provides intelligent code assistance, powerful debugging tools, and integration with popular frameworks and version control systems. This tutorial demonstrates how to install RubyMine on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install RubyMine

First, get the latest RubyMine release number using the JetBrains API:

RUBYMINE_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://data.services.jetbrains.com/products/releases?code=RM&latest=true&type=release" | grep -Po '"version":"\K[0-9.]+')

Next, download the RubyMine archive based on the retrieved version:

wget -O rubymine.tar.gz https://download.jetbrains.com/ruby/RubyMine-$RUBYMINE_VERSION.tar.gz

Create installation directory and unpack RubyMine into it:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/rubymine

sudo tar xf rubymine.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /opt/rubymine

We can safely delete the archive after extraction:

rm -rf rubymine.tar.gz

Testing RubyMine

To check that RubyMine works correctly, start it from the terminal:

/opt/rubymine/bin/rubymine

When the IDE opens, you'll have the option to generate a desktop entry directly from the welcome screen. Doing this will let you launch RubyMine from the applications menu instead of running it through the command line.

Uninstall RubyMine

If you no longer need RubyMine, delete the installation directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/rubymine

Remove the desktop shortcut:

sudo rm -rf /usr/share/applications/jetbrains-rubymine.desktop

Clear out cached files and user-specific data:

rm -rf ~/.{cache,config,local/share}/JetBrains/RubyMine*