sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install rvm

Now, in order to always load rvm, change the Gnome Terminal to always perform a
login.

At terminal window, click Edit > Profile Preferences, click on Title and Command
tab and check Run command as login shell.

Logout and login

(or)

For a Multi-User install you would execute the following

curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | sudo bash -s stable