# Development: How to setup Virtual Machine for Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-how-to-setup-virtual-machine-for-rails/190676>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 24, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-how-to-setup-virtual-machine-for-rails/190676 "2010-06-24T23:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![aliibrahim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@aliibrahim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliibrahim)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-how-to-setup-virtual-machine-for-rails/190676/1 "2010-06-24T23:32:42Z")

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I am working on windows xp

I install Virtual machine

How…

[http://www.pendrivelinux.com/running-linux-from-within-windows-virtua](http://www.pendrivelinux.com/running-linux-from-within-windows-virtua)…

ISO…(i install Ubuntu)

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Virtualbox…

[http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads](http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)

Than I install ruby, gem, rails

- $ ruby -v

- sudo apt-get install ruby (ruby -v)

- $ gem -v

- sudo apt-get install rubygems(any version number)

- $ rails -v (first)

- sudo apt-get install rails (put suggested version)

- gem install rails --include-dependencies

- gem install mysql

Install PHP5, Apache2, phpmyadmin,

[http://alilknowhow.com/2010/05/11/the-easiest-way-to-install-a-lamp-s](http://alilknowhow.com/2010/05/11/the-easiest-way-to-install-a-lamp-s)…

Install netbeans

[http://www.javadesign.info/SystemsHardware/OS/Ubuntu/install-netbeans](http://www.javadesign.info/SystemsHardware/OS/Ubuntu/install-netbeans)…

sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin  
sudo apt-get install netbeans

Install Phusion Passenger

- [modrails.com](http://modrails.com)

- sudo apt-get install ruby-dev

- sudo apt-get install passenger

- Install Phusion Pasenger Apache 2 Module

sudo passenger-install-apache2-module ( command not found )

sudo /var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module (Works)

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**Author:** ![aliibrahim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@aliibrahim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliibrahim)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-how-to-setup-virtual-machine-for-rails/190676/2 "2010-06-25T14:24:19Z")

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Try Virtual Rails:  
[http://www.virtualrails.org/](http://www.virtualrails.org/)