Install RVM, Passenger, Nginx and Rails 3 on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

RVM Rails3 Ubuntu Ruby192 | comments

This has been a problem encountered by several developers including myself:

Getting RVM, Passenger and Rails3 to work

Here's a quick and short post. Supposing you already have updated Ubuntu and have Ruby installed.

Rails 3 on Ubuntu Karmic Koala (Fivebean)

Ruby Passenger Rails3 Nginx Ubuntu Fivebean GettingThingsRight Hosting VPS | comments

This is one of my "Getting Things Right" posts, a.k.a, "How The Hell Do I Set Up My Rails Site on a VPS host." It’s almost always more difficult to get things right than get things done. I tried Slicehost and Linode before and I always ended up rebuilding because I couldn't get the right setup.

How to use multiple versions of Ruby in Ubuntu, Leopard and other Unix Operating Systems using RVM

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There are many ways on how to run multiple versions of Ruby on Unix. The most simple solution is by creating a shell script.

Michael Greenly wrote a script to do just that and it worked great for me for several months.

Ubuntu Desktop 9.10

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I'm gonna be upgrading soon. I've been really happy with Ubuntu. It's very easy to switch from using Windows to Ubuntu. In fact you'll be happier with it in the long run.

Playing Media

Playing all types of media is possible in Ubuntu. And you don't need a separate player for each. I use VLC Media Player which is really nice. It seems to recognize all formats. For music formats, you have many options. I personally like Songbird. Banshee player is another option.

Why I would rather go for a Karmic Koala than a Snow Leopard

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Yes, there's going to be a beta release of Ubuntu 9.10 in 10 days. I am thinking about switching to use Mac but iPhone development is not something I am venturing into yet. In two months, I am just focused on early stage development of an application and I am still considering the possibility of having some new part time job.

Adobe Flash CS4 on Ubuntu 8.10

Flash Ubuntu Linux | comments

Ok. I admit the title can be misleading. This is more of a tip for people who do flash work and cannot survive as Ruby on Rails or Python developers on a Windows machine or simply for people want to explore Linux without discarding Windows (and Mac is something they pretend they haven't heard of. Steve Jobs, throw us some Macs here. We need them).

Free Ubuntu Ebook

Open Source Linux Ubuntu Ebook | comments

I have been a Windows user for a long time. I have done both design and development work on a Windows Operating System. In 2004, a good friend told me that in the long run, no matter how attached I am to my Windows OS, I will eventually switch to Linux or Mac which is true. Sometime in 2004, I also got my first Linux book from a book fare in the Baguio Convention Center. I read parts of it and it scared me how things weren't very easy. That book may still be useful on understanding Linux but only a few chapters are relevant. Things have gotten easier in Linux with so many distributions released.