Comments on: How to install Ruby on Rails in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)

By: nixin

nixin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:38:07 +0000

katarashop I think you need to create a rails app before you dive into Webrick.

Try Commands … rails test
cd test
ruby script/server

You should see it work after doing that.

By: nixin

nixin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:33:58 +0000

Yo best tutorial for rails and ubuntu 8.10 simply the BEST! I was having a hard time installing this and this simple tutorial did the trick. TY!

By: katarashop

katarashop — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:04:32 +0000

i’m trying step by step … but ruby script/server RuntimeError, openssl not found, …
please help me … ^_^

thanks before

By: D Bram

D Bram — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:28:06 +0000

Paul,

The instruction line is “sudo gem update -- system” where there is a space between ‘update’ and two hyphens and another space between the two hyphens and system.

Hope that helps.

By: Umuro

Umuro — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:49:19 +0000

Rails 2.3 provides new possibilities. Templates mean faster project initiation. And latest developments mean lesser installation.

This tutorial is fully tested on Ubuntu Jaunty:
Rais101 Tutorial Ruby on Rails with Relations http://conceptspace.wikidot.com/blog:19

Get the taste of having a production quality online database in minutes….

Ubuntu 9.04
Rails 2.3.2

By: paul

paul — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:00:09 +0000

having a problem with following your instructions; and I have had the same problem w/ other similar tutorials. I’m a linux newbie, running Ubuntu 8.10. I followed your instructions exactly, but when I get to the command

sudo gem update -- system

I get an error
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require’: no such file to load -- zlib (LoadError)
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:1
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/update_command.rb:5
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:167:in `load_and_instantiate’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:88:in `[]‘
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:144:in `find_command’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:131:in `process_args’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:102:in `run’
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:58:in `run’
from /usr/local/bin/gem:21

I tried it as --system as well, in case your space was a typo.

Anyway, any advice? this seems like pretty straightforward instructions, so I don’t know how to debug the error. I checked Ruby and gem and both show versions listed in your tutorial.

Thanks,
Paul

By: Kin

Kin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:44:44 +0000

@9985 - no, it is recommend that you install Rails from the latest gem packages. Ubuntu is almost always out of date with Rails, hence the recommendation to get gems separately.

Good write-up. I’d never thought to put the symlinks in, I’ve just been using full names, eg gem1.8, thanks for the simple yet effective tip.

Additional note, if you want to use MySQL (which you will at some point) then you’ll need to get a gem to support this as it is no longer default in Rails. A google will soon find you the right package.

By: 9985

9985 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:10:27 +0000

isnt “apt-get install rails” do the same thing