Rails - Jun 2010 - Reposted from Superuser - Installing Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu 10.04: A Living Nightmare

I''m reposting this here from my original post on Superuser[1], to
hopefully get more relevant feedback from more experienced RoR users.
I need to get a RoR environment up and running, because I have a
client that needs some RoR work done on her website.  Although I''m new
to RoR, I''m a quick learner and was expecting installing and setting
up the environment was easy, so I could focus my effort on site
development.  I''ve already spent five days trying to get the
environment up so I could just begin working.  I''ll probably have
follow up questions to this group (seems I can''t get script/server to
work at all) - but for now, this is the immediate concern.

Update #3: Starting over from scratch, shortened this post, decided to
re-install a clean copy of Ubuntu 10.04 on a VM and go through the
walk-through[0] again. So, all the steps go without a hitch. As root:

root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# gem -v
1.3.7
root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# rails -v
Rails 2.3.8
Now, as myself (in a separate term):

emptyset@ubuntu:~$ ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
emptyset@ubuntu:~$ gem -v
/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10:in `require'': no such file
to load -- rubygems/defaults (LoadError)
    from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10
    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8:in `require''
    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8
emptyset@ubuntu:~$ rails -v
bash: /usr/bin/rails: Permission denied

So, this appears to be a permissions issue, but I don''t understand
why. Specifically, if I have to start making things go+rx all over the
place, I really need to understand which specific files need the
permissions change.

Site references:
[0]
http://castilho.biz/blog/2010/05/08/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx/
[1]
http://superuser.com/questions/156498/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-ubuntu-10-04-a-living-nightmare

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I installed Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu 10.04 by following this guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RubyOnRails.
Everything went well.

Quick steps:
 1. > sudo apt-get install ruby-full build-essential
 2. Download and install latest rubygems. Do not use apt-get because
rubygems update itself and corrupts apt-get.
 3. > sudo gem install rails
 4. test your environment! > rails ~/my_test_app


On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:03 PM, emptyset
<emptyset-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I''m reposting this here from my original post on Superuser[1], to
> hopefully get more relevant feedback from more experienced RoR users.
> I need to get a RoR environment up and running, because I have a
> client that needs some RoR work done on her website.  Although I''m
new
> to RoR, I''m a quick learner and was expecting installing and
setting
> up the environment was easy, so I could focus my effort on site
> development.  I''ve already spent five days trying to get the
> environment up so I could just begin working.  I''ll probably have
> follow up questions to this group (seems I can''t get script/server
to
> work at all) - but for now, this is the immediate concern.
>
> Update #3: Starting over from scratch, shortened this post, decided to
> re-install a clean copy of Ubuntu 10.04 on a VM and go through the
> walk-through[0] again. So, all the steps go without a hitch. As root:
>
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# ruby -v
> ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# gem -v
> 1.3.7
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# rails -v
> Rails 2.3.8
> Now, as myself (in a separate term):
>
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ ruby -v
> ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ gem -v
> /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10:in `require'': no such
file
> to load -- rubygems/defaults (LoadError)
>    from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10
>    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8:in `require''
>    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ rails -v
> bash: /usr/bin/rails: Permission denied
>
> So, this appears to be a permissions issue, but I don''t understand
> why. Specifically, if I have to start making things go+rx all over the
> place, I really need to understand which specific files need the
> permissions change.
>
> Site references:
> [0]
http://castilho.biz/blog/2010/05/08/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-on-ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx/
> [1]
http://superuser.com/questions/156498/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-ubuntu-10-04-a-living-nightmare
>
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I would strongly suggest you look into rvm to manage your ruby/rails
environments. But you might also want to install gem as your own user
as opposed to root. The new gems will be kept somewhere in your home
directory.

- Victor


On Jun 30, 1:03 pm, emptyset
<empty...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I''m reposting this here from my original post on Superuser[1], to
> hopefully get more relevant feedback from more experienced RoR users.
> I need to get a RoR environment up and running, because I have a
> client that needs some RoR work done on her website.  Although I''m
new
> to RoR, I''m a quick learner and was expecting installing and
setting
> up the environment was easy, so I could focus my effort on site
> development.  I''ve already spent five days trying to get the
> environment up so I could just begin working.  I''ll probably have
> follow up questions to this group (seems I can''t get script/server
to
> work at all) - but for now, this is the immediate concern.
>
> Update #3: Starting over from scratch, shortened this post, decided to
> re-install a clean copy of Ubuntu 10.04 on a VM and go through the
> walk-through[0] again. So, all the steps go without a hitch. As root:
>
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# ruby -v
> ruby1.8.7(2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# gem -v
> 1.3.7
> root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# rails -v
> Rails 2.3.8
> Now, as myself (in a separate term):
>
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ ruby -v
> ruby1.8.7(2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ gem -v
> /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10:in `require'': no such
file
> to load -- rubygems/defaults (LoadError)
>     from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10
>     from /usr/local/bin/gem:8:in `require''
>     from /usr/local/bin/gem:8
> emptyset@ubuntu:~$ rails -v
> bash: /usr/bin/rails: Permission denied
>
> So, this appears to be a permissions issue, but I don''t understand
> why. Specifically, if I have to start making things go+rx all over the
> place, I really need to understand which specific files need the
> permissions change.
>
> Site references:
> [0]http://castilho.biz/blog/2010/05/08/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-on-u...
> [1]http://superuser.com/questions/156498/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-ubu...
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Victor Stan wrote:
> I would strongly suggest you look into rvm to manage your ruby/rails
> environments. But you might also want to install gem as your own user
> as opposed to root. The new gems will be kept somewhere in your home
> directory.
That always seems to cause problems.  I''d rather keep gems available 
system-wide.
> 
> - Victor



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Thanks!  I updated my answer on SU and linked to this post.  My best
guess is that:

  apt-get install ruby rdoc libopenssl-ruby build-essential

Doesn''t quite cover everything that''s needed to run gem
effectively...ruby-full on a clean VM install worked great.  Much
appreciated.

On Jul 3, 9:47 am, Filipe Quadros Borges
<fqbor...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I installed Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu 10.04 by following this
guide:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RubyOnRails.
> Everything went well.
>
> Quick steps:
>  1. > sudo apt-get install ruby-full build-essential
>  2. Download and install latest rubygems. Do not use apt-get because
> rubygems update itself and corrupts apt-get.
>  3. > sudo gem install rails
>  4. test your environment! > rails ~/my_test_app
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:03 PM, emptyset
<empty...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > I''m reposting this here from my original post on
Superuser[1], to
> > hopefully get more relevant feedback from more experienced RoR users.
> > I need to get a RoR environment up and running, because I have a
> > client that needs some RoR work done on her website.  Although
I''m new
> > to RoR, I''m a quick learner and was expecting installing and
setting
> > up the environment was easy, so I could focus my effort on site
> > development.  I''ve already spent five days trying to get the
> > environment up so I could just begin working.  I''ll probably
have
> > follow up questions to this group (seems I can''t get
script/server to
> > work at all) - but for now, this is the immediate concern.
>
> > Update #3: Starting over from scratch, shortened this post, decided to
> > re-install a clean copy of Ubuntu 10.04 on a VM and go through the
> > walk-through[0] again. So, all the steps go without a hitch. As root:
>
> > root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# ruby -v
> > ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> > root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# gem -v
> > 1.3.7
> > root@ubuntu:~/rubygems-1.3.7# rails -v
> > Rails 2.3.8
> > Now, as myself (in a separate term):
>
> > emptyset@ubuntu:~$ ruby -v
> > ruby 1.8.7 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 249) [x86_64-linux]
> > emptyset@ubuntu:~$ gem -v
> > /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10:in `require'': no
such file
> > to load -- rubygems/defaults (LoadError)
> >    from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:10
> >    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8:in `require''
> >    from /usr/local/bin/gem:8
> > emptyset@ubuntu:~$ rails -v
> > bash: /usr/bin/rails: Permission denied
>
> > So, this appears to be a permissions issue, but I don''t
understand
> > why. Specifically, if I have to start making things go+rx all over the
> > place, I really need to understand which specific files need the
> > permissions change.
>
> > Site references:
> >
[0]http://castilho.biz/blog/2010/05/08/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-on-u...
> >
[1]http://superuser.com/questions/156498/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-ubu...
>
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On 6 July 2010 17:18, emptyset
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> Thanks!  I updated my answer on SU and linked to this post.  My best
> guess is that:
>
>  apt-get install ruby rdoc libopenssl-ruby build-essential
>
> Doesn''t quite cover everything that''s needed to run gem
> effectively...ruby-full on a clean VM install worked great.  Much
> appreciated.
>
> A guide which I found useful after failing to install properly (I have not
created the gem symlink) is http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1459056.
Covers pretty much everything I ended up doing through trial and error. Took
about 30 mins from start to finish.

Note: - where it gives the link to get rubygems don''t forget to check
for
the latest version and modify the command to match.

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