If you decide to install in Ubuntu from sources give this a try: http://thinkinginsoftware.blogspot.com/2011/10/installing-couchdb-in-ubuntu.html
I have installed it recently in 5 boxes following the guidelines there. It installs BTW later candidate release (1.1.1) Best, -Nestor On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Clarke Bishop <[email protected]> wrote: > I am setting up a development environment to learn CouchDB. But, I'm using > Windows. > > > > I tried Cygwin, but kept running into various problems. So, I decided to > switch to Linux running under VMware. I still think this is the best > direction. > > > > I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu (11.10) and installed it. But, > then I discovered that CouchDB 1.1 support was limited, and I haven't been > able to get CouchDB installed. > > > > Here's my question. What's the best, stable version of Linux for running > CouchDB 1.1? Should I use another version of Ubuntu or another distribution > entirely? > > > > Thanks for any advice. > > > >
