sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrede
2. install ruby
sudo apt-get install ruby-full
Or
sudo apt-get install ruby irb ri rdoc ruby-dev
ruby -v # => 1.8.7
3. install rubygems
sudo apt-get install rubygems
sudo gem update
sudo gem update --system
gem -v # => 1.3.1
4. install mysql or postgres/sqlite3
sudo apt-get mysql-server libmysql-ruby postgres libpq-dev sqlite3
sudo gem install postgres postgres-pr
5. intall Mongrel
sudo apt-get install install build-essential
sudo gem install mongrel
6. install rails
sudo gem install rails
$ export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:$PATH
Or
sudo gedit ~/.bashrc add export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:$PATH to the file and refresh with the source
rails -v # => 2.3.2
7. create rails application
rails demo
cd demo
./script/server
That's it.