title: RVM installation failed, no fix seems to work
body: <p>I know other people have had issues installing RVM, but I've looked into their questions/answers and it hasn't helped. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, and am following the quick install directions here: <a href="https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/" rel="nofollow">https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/</a></p>
  
  <p>Step One works nicely:  </p>
  
  <pre><code>    ~$ bash -s stable &lt; &lt;(curl -s https://raw.github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer)
  Downloading RVM from wayneeseguin branch stable
    % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                   Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  100   125  100   125    0     0    909      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  1524
  100  799k  100  799k    0     0  1059k      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1059k
  
  Upgrading the RVM installation in /home/nsmith/.rvm/
      RVM sourcing line found in: /home/nsmith/.bash_history.
  
  Upgrade Notes:
  
    * No new notes to display.
  
  # RVM:  Shell scripts enabling management of multiple ruby environments.
  # RTFM: https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/
  # HELP: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=rvm (#rvm on irc.freenode.net)
  # Screencast: http://screencasts.org/episodes/how-to-use-rvm
  
  # In case of any issues read output of 'rvm requirements' and/or 'rvm notes'
  
  Upgrade of RVM in /home/nsmith/.rvm/ is complete.
  
  # nsmith,
  #
  #   Thank you for using RVM!
  #   I sincerely hope that RVM helps to make your life easier and more enjoyable!!!
  #
  # ~Wayne
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Lovely. Step 2 also runs fine, with no output. Step 3 returns: </p>
  
  <pre><code>The program 'rvm' is currently not installed.  You can install it by typing:
  sudo apt-get install ruby-rvm
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>From what I've found out, <strong>this is probably because I initially tried the first step with sudo, and screwed everything up. I likely screwed things up further by taking the bait and installing with <code>sudo apt-get install ruby-rvm</code></strong>, which is apparently outdated or broken.</p>
  
  <p>Looking for answers led me to:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://beginrescueend.com/support/troubleshooting/" rel="nofollow">http://beginrescueend.com/support/troubleshooting/</a></p>
  
  <p>Where I executed the .sh file outlined under the section "How do I completely clean out all traces of RVM from my system, including for system wide installs?" I also followed the instructions and checked .bashrc, .bash_profiles, .profiles etc for rvm mentions and removed them.</p>
  
  <p>I also tried the answer I found at the StackOverflow question "How can I uninstall Ruby on ubuntu?". Namely, <code>sudo aptitude purge ruby</code> and then, since I didn't actually yet have ruby, <code>sudo aptitude purge ruby-rvm</code>. I've also tried <code>sudo apt-get purge ruby-rvm</code></p>
  
  <p>Lastly, I've tried the instructions here @mkoby.com entitled "completely-removing-rvm". This basically says remove .rvm* files and run <code>sudo groupdel rvm</code></p>
  
  <p>I've tried <em>a lot</em> to remove rvm from my system so that I can run a clean install, without sudo, and finally get things going. Does anyone have a suggestion? I'd really appreciate it.</p>