Rails installation
Before install rails need to install some dependency package
Step1:Rubu install:
$sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev libopenssl-ruby1.8 irb ri rdoc
Step2:Install Mysql
if mysql allready install
$sudo apt-get install libmysql-ruby sqlite3
if mysql not install
$sudo apt-get install mysql-server sqlite3 libmysql-ruby
step3:some header files need to install for compile
$sudo apt-get install build-essential libmysqlclient-dev libmysql-ruby libsqlite3-ruby libsqlite3-dev
Step4:Need gem install
$sudo apt-get install rubygems
Step5:install mysql,rails,sqlite3-ruby mongrel through rubygems
$ sudo gem install rails mysql sqlite3-ruby mongrel
if this show errors
$sudo apt-get install rails rails-doc rails-ruby1.8
then retry this
$ sudo gem install rails mysql sqlite3-ruby mongrel
Rails successfully install your system..
To check if is install
open terminal
$rails -v
Rails 3.0.3
if you want install a particular version use this command
$sudo gem install rails -v=3.0.3
to know more http://bradhe.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/installing-sqlite3-on-linux-for-ruby-on-rails/
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