Support #707
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 8 years ago
This is a guide on how I setup my Ruby on Rails development environment to create a new RoR web application on Arch Linux. h2. Prepare the Environment * Make sure the system is up to date: <pre> sudo pacman -Syu </pre> * Install a few dependencies: ruby: <pre> sudo pacman -S ruby nodejs npm python2 </pre> * Add bob to the sudo group: <pre> sudo usermod -aG sudo bob </pre> h2. Install Single-user RVM * Imports the RVM signing key: <pre> gpg2 --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 </pre> * Download and install rvm as the *bob* user: <pre> curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable </pre> * Run the @.profile@ script at login: <pre> echo 'source ~/.profile' >> ~/.bash_profile </pre> * Then rerun the bash login script: <pre> source ~/.bash_profile </pre> * Add bob to the rvm group: <pre> sudo usermod -aG rvm bob </pre> #* *Logout* and then *login* again for the group changes to take effect. * Check any missing requirements for RVM: <pre> rvm requirements </pre> h2. Install Ruby * List the known available ruby versions: <pre> rvm list known </pre> * Install Ruby 2.1: <pre> rvm install 2.1 </pre> * Install the rails gem: <pre> gem install rails </pre> h2. Create New Web App * Create the new Ruby on Rails web application: <pre> rails new new_app </pre> h2. Resources * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ruby_on_Rails * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/RVM#Multi-user_installation