# Mac osx and linux same work environment? for example can i

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-and-linux-same-work-environment-for-example-can-i/91097>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 4, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-and-linux-same-work-environment-for-example-can-i/91097 "2007-04-04T17:44:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mixplate)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-and-linux-same-work-environment-for-example-can-i/91097/1 "2007-04-04T17:44:41Z")

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copy my working rails app from my mac environment to my linux work  
environment and have it work without any problems?

i am thinking of buying a small linux handtop and would basically like  
to carry what i have on my mac machine on my linux machine…update  
whatever i need on my linux machine, and when i get home, copy them back  
to my mac machine.

thanks

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**Author:** ![mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mixplate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mixplate)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-and-linux-same-work-environment-for-example-can-i/91097/2 "2007-04-04T18:24:32Z")

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You’ll obviously have to set up Ruby, Rails, your database and the  
appropriate Ruby database library on your Linux machine first. And  
then if you have any other external gems/libraries that your app  
relies on, you’ll have to install those separately on your Linux  
machine as well.

Apart from that, your app should be able to move across with no  
changes. There are a lot of people who work in OS X and then deploy to  
Linux servers, which is basically the same thing.

Chris