Problem installing RVM

Question

I have executed the commands as prescribed in the instructions at the rvm website but things don\'t seem to work..

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Answer 1

Ok, for anyone who tried to install RVM using sudo and is now pulling their hair out trying to get it to install in $HOME/.rvm, here's what did it for me:

When you installed RVM using sudo, it created a file /etc/rvmrc, which contains the following:

umask g+w  
export rvm_path="/usr/local/rvm"  

This makes all future attempts at installation (even when not run as sudo) install into /usr/local/rvm, which is NOT what you want for a single user installation. So remove /etc/rvmrc and then you can run

bash < <(curl -s https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm)  

and it will install properly into $HOME/.rvm

Answer 2

Look at the section "Troubleshooting your install" here. Since you are on Ubuntu, you probably need to make further mods to you .bashrc