i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to install ruby 1.8.7? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4you-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > install ruby 1.8.7?Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is entirely unrelated Fred> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
ok so i know ruby code already and now that im ready to learn rails i will need to install rubygems and rails to get started. is this correct? On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > > install ruby 1.8.7? > > Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is entirely unrelated > > Fred > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On 20 July 2010 21:10, Rich d <elevenb4you-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> ok so i know ruby code already and now that im ready to learn rails i > will need to install rubygems and rails to get started. is this > correct?Basically yes. Exactly how to do it depends on your OS. Try googling for install rails and your OS, or perhaps your OS has a wiki page or whatever to help you. Colin> > On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > wrote: >> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> >> > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go >> > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to >> > install ruby 1.8.7? >> >> Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is entirely unrelated >> >> Fred >> >> >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org >> > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Rich d wrote:> i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > install ruby 1.8.7?First install Ruby 1.8.7, then install rubygems, then install rails with: "sudo gem install rails" -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
i am running windows vista and am working on the download of ruby and rails......so heres what i just did ......I downloaded and installed ruby 1.9.1-p429 then I downloaded and installed rubygems 1.3.7 ......my next question: would it be better to install rails through the command line? or to download it as a standalone package? On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > > install ruby 1.8.7? > > Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is entirely unrelated > > Fred > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
i am running windows vista and am working on the download of ruby and rails......so heres what i just did ......I downloaded and installed ruby 1.9.1-p429 then I downloaded and installed rubygems 1.3.7 ......my next question: would it be better to install rails through the command line? or to download it as a standalone package? On Jul 20, 1:16 pm, Fernando Perez <li...-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Rich d wrote: > > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > > install ruby 1.8.7? > > First install Ruby 1.8.7, then install rubygems, then install rails > with: "sudo gem install rails" > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
i am running windows vista and am working on the download of ruby and rails......so heres what i just did ......I downloaded and installed ruby 1.9.1-p429 then I downloaded and installed rubygems 1.3.7 ......my next question: would it be better to install rails through the command line? or to download it as a standalone package? On Jul 20, 1:12 pm, Colin Law <clan...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> On 20 July 2010 21:10, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > ok so i know ruby code already and now that im ready to learn rails i > > will need to install rubygems and rails to get started. is this > > correct? > > Basically yes. Exactly how to do it depends on your OS. Try googling > for install rails and your OS, or perhaps your OS has a wiki page or > whatever to help you. > > Colin > > > > > On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > > wrote: > >> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >> > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > >> > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > >> > install ruby 1.8.7? > > >> Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is entirely unrelated > > >> Fred > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > >> > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
you may want to look into using the Ruby Stack provided by BitNami, it simplifies the process when you are just starting out. Jason On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Rich d <elevenb4you-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> i am running windows vista and am working on the download of ruby and > rails......so heres what i just did ......I downloaded and installed > ruby 1.9.1-p429 > then I downloaded and installed rubygems 1.3.7 ......my next > question: would it be better to install rails through the command > line? or to download it as a standalone package? > > On Jul 20, 1:12 pm, Colin Law <clan...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > On 20 July 2010 21:10, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > > ok so i know ruby code already and now that im ready to learn rails i > > > will need to install rubygems and rails to get started. is this > > > correct? > > > > Basically yes. Exactly how to do it depends on your OS. Try googling > > for install rails and your OS, or perhaps your OS has a wiki page or > > whatever to help you. > > > > Colin > > > > > > > > > On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > > > wrote: > > >> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > >> > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to > go > > >> > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need > to > > >> > install ruby 1.8.7? > > > > >> Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is > entirely unrelated > > > > >> Fred > > > > >> > -- > > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > >> > To post to this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > > >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
I am looking at the site now...it looks like this might help me a great deal...thank you very much On Jul 20, 2:36 pm, jason white <jasonwhite...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> you may want to look into using the Ruby Stack provided by BitNami, it > simplifies the process when you are just starting out. > > Jason > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > i am running windows vista and am working on the download of ruby and > > rails......so heres what i just did ......I downloaded and installed > > ruby 1.9.1-p429 > > then I downloaded and installed rubygems 1.3.7 ......my next > > question: would it be better to install rails through the command > > line? or to download it as a standalone package? > > > On Jul 20, 1:12 pm, Colin Law <clan...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > On 20 July 2010 21:10, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > > ok so i know ruby code already and now that im ready to learn rails i > > > > will need to install rubygems and rails to get started. is this > > > > correct? > > > > Basically yes. Exactly how to do it depends on your OS. Try googling > > > for install rails and your OS, or perhaps your OS has a wiki page or > > > whatever to help you. > > > > Colin > > > > > On Jul 20, 12:52 pm, Frederick Cheung <frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > > > > wrote: > > > >> On 20 Jul 2010, at 20:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > >> > i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to > > go > > > >> > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need > > to > > > >> > install ruby 1.8.7? > > > > >> Rails does require rubygems. Whether or not you want ruby 1.8.7 is > > entirely unrelated > > > > >> Fred > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > > >> > To post to this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > > . > > > >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Hi Rich, you can learn developping Rails very simply by using our virtual development environment : VirtualRails this is free, very easy and fast : 1) download and install virtualbox (see www.virtualbox.org, graphic wizard, 5 minutes for total newbie) 2) download and install virtualrails (instructions here : www.virtualrails.org/node/3 , 5 minutes for total newbie) 3) run virtual rails and then you have on your windows system a totally configured linux with ruby, rails, netbeans for RoR development, MySQL, and several other useful tools all ready to go ! give it a try :) all informations at www.virtualrails.org On 20 juil, 21:44, Rich d <elevenb4...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> i am trying to install ruby on rails. is ruby gems the best way to go > before installing rails since it is a package manager or do I need to > install ruby 1.8.7?-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.