install_jekyll_ubuntu22_04.txt

# Installing jekyll under Ubuntu 22.04

This was quite a pain, and I tried several things. This is a method that worked, but I do not
have much Ruby experience and cannot tell you whether its the best method. This method uses a local ruby installation in your user directory, so it is very low-risk.

1. Install reub-install from https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install:

```shell
wget -O ruby-install-0.8.5.tar.gz https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install/archive/v0.8.5.tar.gz
tar -xzvf ruby-install-0.8.5.tar.gz
cd ruby-install-0.8.5/
sudo make install
```

2. Use ruby-install to install ruby as normal user:

```shell
ruby-install ruby
```

This will install into your home, into `~/.rubies/ruby-<version>`.

For me, the latest stable ruby version was `ruby-3.2.0`, so my gem executable is at `~/.rubies/ruby-3.2.0/bin/gem`.

3. Using the gem command from your local ruby installation, install jekyll into your user dir:

```shell
~/.rubies/ruby-3.2.0/bin/gem install --user-install jekyll
```

4. Add gem dir to path, so gem executables can run:

```shell
export PATH=$PATH:/home/spirit/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/bin
```

5. Now, you can run jekyll:

```shell
jekyll
```

It should show the help. Have fun generating your website.