Notes:
1. Install out of root folder "/" !
2. general apt commands

apt-cache search <any_keyword> => search in apt cache
apt-get update => updates cache
apt-get upgrade => updates packages

3. If you have a different user than root, use sudo
4. I followed this guide

Install Ruby#

1. Install full ruby

apt-get install ruby-full build-essential

2. Install rubygems (you will get version 1.3.1)

apt-get install rubygems1.8

3. Get rubygems update

gem install rubygems-update

4. Update rubygems (to 1.3.5), update_rubygems is in /var/lib/gems/1.8/bin

export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:$PATH
update_rubygems

Install Rails#

gem install rails

You may create an app now already (see below)

Install mysql connector#

1. Install libs, the docu says

apt-get install libmysql-ruby libmysqlclient-dev

but one package is a virtual one, so use

apt-get install libmysql-ruby
apt-get install libmysqlclient15-dev

2. Install connector

gem install mysql

Install App#

1. Create app frame

rails DatePlanner -d mysql

2. copy/update app, database.yml, images, stylesheets, javascripts, index.html

3. Start Webrick on port 81 as daemon

ruby script/server webrick -p 81 -d

4. Copy database, see MySql

Install will_paginate#

gem install will_paginate

To enable the library your Rails 2.0.x or 1.2.x project, require it in “config/environment.rb”

Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
  ...
end

require "will_paginate"