RubyMotion installation is really simple and takes no time at all. RubyMotion is a commercial product that you need to purchase from www.rubymotion.com. Once purchased, you will receive your unique license key and installer.

RubyMotion installation is a five-step procedure and is given here:

RubyMotion is a fast-moving framework and we need to upgrade it once there is a new release available. Upgrading RubyMotion is again really simple—with one command, you can easily upgrade it to the latest version.

sudo motion update

You need to be connected to the Internet for an upgrade to happen.

sudo motion update –force-version=1.2

Now that we have installed our RubyMotion copy, it's good practice to confirm which version we have installed; to do this, go to the terminal and run the following:

motion –v

This command outputs the RubyMotion version installed on your machine. If you get an error, you need to reinstall.

With RubyMotion, you are not forced to use Xcode. As every developer is more comfortable with a specific editor, you are open to choose what you like. However, we recommend the following editors for Ruby development:

If you are facing some issues, the preferred way to get a solution is to discuss it at the RubyMotion Google group, (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/rubymotion), where you can interact with fellow developers from the community and get a speedy resolution.

Sometimes you might not get a precise response from the RubyMotion group. Not to worry, RubyMotion support is there to rescue you. If you have a feature request, an issue, or simply want to ask a question, you can log a support ticket—that too from the command line using the following command:

$ motion support

This will open up a new window in your browser. You can fill and submit the form with your query. Your RubyMotion license key, email address, and environment details will be added automatically.