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Asked: 2026-06-06T18:03:49+00:00

Question is very simple: I cannot install RVM (single-user installation), as if I follow

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Question is very simple:

I cannot install RVM (single-user installation), as if I follow the instructions on the RVM website, that is:

$ curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

I get a permission denied error at line 360 of the installation script file (the line that starts with echo):

# Perform the actual installation, first we obtain the source using whichever
# means was specified, if any. Defaults to head.
  case "${version}" in  
    (head) 
       echo "${branch}" > "$rvm_path/RELEASE"    
       install_head ${branch:-master} || exit $?  
  ;;

Here is the error message:

olivier@~$ curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

bash: line 360: /usr/local/rvm/RELEASE: Permission denied

If I add “sudo” before “bash” in the command above, it works fine, but it is then the multi-user install …

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  1. Editorial Team

    Indeed, I solved this by uninstalling old versions of RVM: sudo rvm implode and then deleting the file /etc/rvmrc. Once done, I could install the single-user version and everything worked fine!

    Sorry Remear, I wanted to edit your answer or complete it via my comment but I could not (comment can only be edited within 5 minutes…at least I upvoted…).

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