How to Install Rails on Ubuntu 9 (05 may 09)
Ubuntu 9, 'Jaunty Jackalope', is out.
I have version 9.04.
It's a lot easier to install Rails than on Ubuntu 8.
Here you go:
Choose Applications...Accessories...Terminal from the menu at the top, then enter
sudo apt-get install rubygems
[Enter password]
sudo apt-get install ruby
[Answer 'Y' to all questions]
sudo gem install rails
sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev
sudo apt-get install sqlite3
sudo apt-get install libmysql-ruby1.8
sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient15-dev
sudo gem install mysql
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
[Think of a password for 'root' MySql user]
sudo apt-get install rake
rails myapp
cd myapp
script/server &
[Point browser at localhost:3000]