> 1. What gems "must" I have in order to move from development to > production (keeping in mind that I will more than likely 100% duplicate > both my development and production environment platforms via my > (development = linux/virtualbox and production = linux/VPS(hosted))? > > .. The list of gems I've been keeping on my "windows" box have been .. > > Rails + dependencies > Capistrano + dependencies > Hpricot (for web parsing) > Mongrel + dependencies(not sure if I need this) > rake-compiler + rake > rspec-rails + rspec > sqlite3-ruby (1.2.4) > mysql (2.7.8 I believe) > test-unit version 1.2.3 > warbler (for netbeans IDE)
Whatever gems you installed on Windows install on your Linux distro. > > 2. I'm going to be using netbeans IDE on linux (because I'm familiar > with it and like it). Have there been any issues with netbeans on > linux? Anyone encountered any major issues I should be aware of? > Never used it, I'm an Emacs guy. ;) > 3. I want to use the latest ruby version of 1.9.1-p129 on linux. Given > the gem listings (and other gems that may not be listed yet for question > 1) is this a bad thing to do? I just want to be on the bleeding edge of > development and since I'm still learning ruby and rails (I figured the > best is always better to start with). Since I now have a VPS for > production, I control all areas of installation. > I had tons of trouble with the mysql gem and Ruby 1.9.1 on Ubuntu 9.04. I'd check this site and make sure the gems you want to use will work on 1.9.1 before I committed to using it. http://isitruby19.com/ > 4. Are there any "default applications" like sudo apt-get etc. > appliances that I need to have for rails development on a linux box. > Can someone list what each app is that I should install and a very tiny > summary as to what the app does? Example sudo apt-get coffee (it makes > you coffee).. :) > Not exactly sure what you mean. All you really need is Ruby, Gem, a database (mysql, postgres, sqlite, etc..), a text editor. The Ruby on Rails Wiki has a good install guide for Rails. http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/getting-started/installation > 5. What security measures should I work on in linux to protect my > environment, especially on my VPS? I'm very fluent with windows > security measures but with linux I have absolutely no clue... > Check Google for securing your server. Otherwise, there is a good security section on http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ > 6. Lastly, anything else I'm forgetting here? > > I know it's a long laundry list but I would appreciate it if anyone > assisted me with some of the answers. > > Many thanks in advance! This is a great community (very helpful) and > I'm proud to now be a part of it! > -- > 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
