blog: simplify Jekyll installation instructions

_posts/2020-08-31-welcome.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: post
 title: Welcome
 subtitle: Or getting started with Jekyll and GitHub Pages (August 2020 Edition)
 tags: [github, github-pages, guide, jekyll, macos, vscode]
-last-updated: 2020-11-07 21:50 -0800
+last-updated: 2021-10-25 14:56 -0700
 ---
 In the past, I've delved in the blogging universe using Blogger, Tumblr, and even WordPress, but after a while, I fell disenchanted with what they offered.
 
@@ -75,33 +75,33 @@ Just follow these steps:
 1. Check your rbenv installation
 
     ```bash
-    curl -fsSL https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/master/bin/rbenv-doctor | bash
+    curl -fsSL https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/HEAD/bin/rbenv-doctor | bash
     ```
 
 ### Installing a ruby version and setting a global version with rbenv
 
-1. List stable versions
+1. If you wish to list stable versions, use the `--list` option, or `--list-all` and pipe the results to `grep` to search for a particular version
 
     ```bash
-    $ rbenv install --list
-    2.5.8
-    2.6.6
+    $ rbenv install --list-all | grep "2\.7\."
+    2.7.0-dev
+    2.7.0-preview1
+    2.7.0-preview2
+    2.7.0-preview3
+    2.7.0-rc1
+    2.7.0-rc2
+    2.7.0
+    2.7.1
     2.7.2
-    jruby-9.2.13.0
-    maglev-1.0.0
-    mruby-2.1.2
-    rbx-5.0
-    truffleruby-20.2.0
-    truffleruby+graalvm-20.2.0
-
-    Only latest stable releases for each Ruby implementation are shown.
-    Use 'rbenv install --list-all' to show all local versions.
+    2.7.3
+    2.7.4
+    jruby-9.2.7.0
     ```
 
-1. Install your desired version.
+1. Install the latest compatible version with GitHub Pages
 
     ```bash
-    rbenv install 2.7.2
+    rbenv install 2.7.3
     ```
 
 1. Once installed, list all versions
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Just follow these steps:
 1. Select your desired version
 
     ```bash
-    rbenv global 2.7.2
+    rbenv global 2.7.3
     rbenv rehash
     ```
 
@@ -123,23 +123,10 @@ And you're all set!
 
 After installing Xcode and Ruby, let's go straight to installing Jekyll.
 
-{: .box-note}
-As of this writing, the latest version for Jekyll is  4.1.1, which is not yet supported by GitHub Pages (check [here](https://pages.github.com/versions/){:target="_blank"} for up-to-date dependencies), that's why we specify version `3.9.0`.
-
-To Install Jekyll we need to run the following commands:
-
-```bash
-gem install bundler
-gem install jekyll -v 3.9.0
-```
-
-To verify, run the following commands:
+To install everything you need, and be compliant with `gem` versions used by GitHub Pages (found [here](https://pages.github.com/versions/){:target="_blank"}), simply run the following command:
 
 ```bash
-$ which jekyll
-/Users/thecesrom/.rbenv/shims/jekyll
-$ bundle exec jekyll --version
-jekyll 3.9.0
+gem install github-pages
 ```
 
 Now that we're ready, let's find a theme!