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Remove RailsInstaller as it is not maintained
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Expand Up @@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ Here are available installation methods:
* [ruby-build](#ruby-build)
* [ruby-install](#ruby-install)
* [RubyInstaller](#rubyinstaller) (Windows)
* [RailsInstaller and Ruby Stack](#railsinstaller)
* [Ruby Stack](#rubystack)
* [Managers](#managers)
* [asdf-vm](#asdf-vm)
* [chruby](#chruby)
* [rbenv](#rbenv)
* [RVM](#rvm)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -245,15 +246,12 @@ to set up a full Ruby development environment.
Just download it, run it, and you are done!


### RailsInstaller and Ruby Stack
{: #railsinstaller}
### Ruby Stack
{: #rubystack}

If you are installing Ruby in order to use Ruby on Rails,
you can use the following installers:
you can use the following installer:

* [RailsInstaller][railsinstaller] uses [RubyInstaller][rubyinstaller]
but gives you extra tools that help with Rails development. It
supports macOS and Windows.
* [Bitnami Ruby Stack][rubystack] provides a complete development
environment for Rails. It supports macOS, Linux, Windows, virtual
machines, and cloud images.
Expand All @@ -268,6 +266,15 @@ project and other advantages but are not officially supported. You can
however find support within their respective communities.


### asdf-vm
{: #asdf-vm}

[asdf-vm][asdf-vm] is an extendable version manager that can manage multiple
language runtime versions on a per-project basis. You will need the
[asdf-ruby][asdf-ruby] plugin (which in turn uses [ruby-build](#ruby-build))
to install Ruby.


### chruby
{: #chruby}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -329,7 +336,6 @@ though, because the installed Ruby won't be managed by any tools.
[chruby]: https://github.com/postmodern/chruby#readme
[uru]: https://bitbucket.org/jonforums/uru
[rubyinstaller]: https://rubyinstaller.org/
[railsinstaller]: http://railsinstaller.org/
[rubystack]: http://bitnami.com/stack/ruby/installer
[openindiana]: http://openindiana.org/
[gentoo-ruby]: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/prog_lang/ruby/
Expand All @@ -341,3 +347,5 @@ though, because the installed Ruby won't be managed by any tools.
[installers]: /en/documentation/installation/#installers
[readme]: https://github.com/ruby/ruby#how-to-compile-and-install
[wsl]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about
[asdf-vm]: https://asdf-vm.com/
[asdf-ruby]: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby