Make sure all your packages and repositories are up to date. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window and type `bash`.

Your terminal should now be a Bash instance. Next, update your repository lists and packages:

Your terminal should now be a Bash instance. Then, [follow the installation procedure for Ubuntu](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/ubuntu/).

```sh

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

```

Next, install Ruby. To do this, let's use a repository from [BrightBox](https://www.brightbox.com/docs/ruby/ubuntu/),

which hosts optimized versions of Ruby for Ubuntu.

```sh

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:brightbox/ruby-ng

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ruby2.5 ruby2.5-dev build-essential dh-autoreconf

```

Next, update your Ruby gems:

```sh

gem update

```

Install Jekyll:

```sh

gem install jekyll bundler

```

{: .note .info}

No `sudo` here.

Check your Jekyll version:

Once this is done, check your Jekyll version:

```sh

jekyll -v