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    #Install Ruby and Rails on El Capitan
The following procedure was used to install the required components on El Capitan (clean install)
First make sure Xcode Command Line Tools are installed.

Open Terminal and enter: xcode-select --install you will be prompted to start the installation. Once finished proceed..
##Install Homebrew
Important Notice: Homebrew and El Capitan, make sure to read the article!

Enter the following command: ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
After installation, check the installed version of Homebrew: brew -v
Expected output: Homebrew 0.9.5

##Install Git

Enter the following command: brew install git
After installation, check the installed version of Homebrew: git --version
Expected output: git version 2.6.0

Configure username and email address for all Git Repositories:

git config --global user.name "your name"

git config --global user.email "your email address"
Optional : verify your configuration: git config -l
##Install Ruby Version Manager

Enter the following command: \curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
After installation, check the installed version of the Ruby Version Manager: rvm -v
Expected output: rvm 1.26.11 (latest)

If you have a .bash_profile you should add source ~/.profile at the bottom of the file and reload Terminal.

Confirm that rvm is loaded as a function: type rvm | head -n 1
Expected output: rvm is a function

##Install Ruby

Enter the following command: rvm use ruby --install --default
After installation, check the installed version of Ruby: ruby -v
Expected output: ruby 2.2.1p85 (2015-02-26 revision 49769) [x86_64-darwin15]

####Upgrade to the latest stable version of Ruby (currently 2.2.3)

Enter the following command: rvm install 2.2.3
After installation, check the installed version of Ruby: ruby -v
Expected output: ruby 2.2.3p173 (2015-08-18 revision 51636) [x86_64-darwin15]
Now set the latest stable version as the default, enter the following command: rvm --default use 2.2.3

##Install Rails

Enter the following command: gem install rails --no-ri --no-rdoc
After installation, check the installed version of Rails: rails --version
Expected output: Rails 4.2.4