# Getting started: quick question virtual rails\>\>\> **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 17, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398 "2010-08-17T04:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398/1 "2010-08-17T04:27:55Z")
I am running Linux Mint with virtual machine and virtual rails installed on my laptop…I am barely learning ruby on rails and still a novice…now that I have virtual rails installed I am assuming I use the netbeans IDE 6.8 for building applications and embedding ruby code. is this correct? I wasnt sure if I use the command prompt or both. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398/2 "2010-08-17T04:46:04Z")
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Rich d [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I am running Linux Mint with virtual machine and virtual rails > installed on my laptop…I am barely learning ruby on rails and still > a novice…now that I have virtual rails installed I am assuming I use > the netbeans IDE 6.8 for building applications and embedding ruby > code. is this correct? I wasnt sure if I use the command prompt or > both. Rails authors assume a lot of `rails` and `rake` commands be done on the command line, yes. Netbeans will run lots of those commands for you. – Greg D. [destiney.com](http://destiney.com) | [gregdonald.com](http://gregdonald.com) ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398/3 "2010-08-17T07:37:25Z")
Rich d wrote: > I am running Linux Mint with virtual machine and virtual rails > installed on my laptop…I am barely learning ruby on rails and still > a novice…now that I have virtual rails installed I am assuming I use > the netbeans IDE 6.8 for building applications and embedding ruby > code. is this correct? I wasnt sure if I use the command prompt or > both. You can use either. I would generally advise forgetting about NetBeans and using a good editor such as KokodoEdit, not an UDE. Rails really doesn’t need or want an IDE. Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Sent from my iPhone ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398/4 "2010-08-17T07:37:46Z")
Rich d wrote: > I am running Linux Mint with virtual machine and virtual rails > installed on my laptop…I am barely learning ruby on rails and still > a novice…now that I have virtual rails installed I am assuming I use > the netbeans IDE 6.8 for building applications and embedding ruby > code. is this correct? I wasnt sure if I use the command prompt or > both. You can use either. I would generally advise forgetting about NetBeans and using a good editor such as KokodoEdit, not an IDE. Rails really doesn’t need or want an IDE. Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Sent from my iPhone ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-quick-question-virtual-rails/193398/5 "2010-08-17T19:37:35Z")
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Rich d wrote: > > > I am running Linux Mint with virtual machine and virtual rails > > installed on my laptop…I am barely learning ruby on rails and still > > a novice…now that I have virtual rails installed I am assuming I use > > the netbeans IDE 6.8 for building applications and embedding ruby > > code. is this correct? I wasnt sure if I use the command prompt or > > both. > > You can use either. I would generally advise forgetting about NetBeans > and using a good editor such as KokodoEdit, Er, that would be KomodoEdit. I’ll blame my iPhone for the typo. 😃 ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid