How to Install Rake on Arch Linux

Rake is a build tool that provides a simple interface to build and package software. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Rake on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that:

Step 1: Install Ruby

Rake is a Ruby-based tool, so you need to have Ruby installed on your system. You can install Ruby using the following command:

sudo pacman -S ruby

Step 2: Install Rake

To install Rake, you can use the following command:

gem install rake

This command will download the latest version of Rake from the RubyGems repository and install it on your system.

Step 3: Verify the installation

After the installation is complete, you can verify that Rake is installed by running the following command:

rake --version

This command should display the version number of Rake that you just installed.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Rake on Arch Linux. You can now use Rake to build and package your software projects.

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