Rails 2.2 released

Rails 2.2 has just released. You can read the new features of this release in Rails weblog. Some highlights for the new release which are mentioned in Rails weblog are:

• Internationalization by default
• Stronger etag and last-modified support
• Thread safety and a connection pool
• Ruby 1.9 and JRuby compatibility
• Better api docs, great guides

Installation

Rails 2.2 requires the latest RubGems version which is 1.3.1. If you haven’t upgraded yet, you can do it with the following command:

$ sudo gem update --system

After updating RubyGems, you are ready to install the new shiny Rails 2.2

$ sudo gem install rails

Further readings

• Rails 2.2 Released: A Glance at New Features
• Rails 2.2: i18n, http validators, thread safety, JRuby/1.9 compatibility, docs
• Rails 2.2 Released – 27 Links and Resources To Get You Going