# Newbie: Getting started on Windows XP & MAc OSX 10.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 30, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140 "2005-11-30T17:29:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/1 "2005-11-30T17:29:49Z")
Hello, What installs do you recommend for Windows XP and MAc OSX 10.4? I want to setup Rails as easy as I can. Thanks Frank ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/2 "2005-11-30T18:36:00Z")
You can checkout Locomotive for one click installer for MacOS X. Otherwise, I like to use Darwin Ports. ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/3 "2005-11-30T19:27:20Z")
jamie wrote: > You can checkout Locomotive for one click installer for MacOS X. > Otherwise, I like to use Darwin Ports. ok, thanks for the help. Frank ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/4 "2005-11-30T19:28:41Z")
For OSX you should check out Locomotive: [http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/](http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/) For Windows, check out Instant Rails: [http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/) Curt ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/5 "2005-11-30T19:53:08Z")
Frank \> What installs do you recommend for Windows XP and MAc OSX 10.4? \> I want to setup Rails as easy as I can. On MacOS X, it’s a real no-brainer: use Locomotive [http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/](http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/) I would also suggest you download an evaluation copy of TextMate: although not an IDE, this editor works fine with Locomotive, and offer you a project wide view of all the project files. [http://macromates.com/](http://macromates.com/) There’s also a very useful - and free - party plugin for TextMate: [http://www.cocoabits.com/TmCodeBrowser/](http://www.cocoabits.com/TmCodeBrowser/) Alain R. ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/6 "2005-11-30T20:54:02Z")
arav2132 wrote: > Frank > \> What installs do you recommend for Windows XP and MAc OSX 10.4? > \> I want to setup Rails as easy as I can. > > On MacOS X, it’s a real no-brainer: use Locomotive > [http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/](http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/) > > I would also suggest you download an evaluation copy of TextMate: > although not an IDE, this editor works fine with Locomotive, and offer > you a project wide view of all the project files. > [http://macromates.com/](http://macromates.com/) > > There’s also a very useful - and free - party plugin for TextMate: > [http://www.cocoabits.com/TmCodeBrowser/](http://www.cocoabits.com/TmCodeBrowser/) > > Alain R. Thanks for the tip on TextMate. Regards, Frank ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/7 "2005-11-30T23:20:01Z")
Fink for OS X also now supports Ruby on Rails, with current Ruby (1.8.3), rubygems (0.8.11), sqlite (2.8.16), sqlite3 (3.2.7), mysql (5.0.15) and postgresql (8.0.4 and 8.1.0 beta 4) databases. The nice thing about using Fink is that it is managed using a package management system, so as Fink releases newer versions of these packages, it’s very easy to upgrade. Disclaimer, I am a Fink developer and manage the ruby, rubygems and sqlite packages 🙂 Regards, Blair ---
**Author:** ![frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@frocco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/frocco)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-getting-started-on-windows-xp-mac-osx-10-4/49140/8 "2005-11-30T20:53:16Z")
curt.hibbs wrote: > For OSX you should check out Locomotive: > > [http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/](http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/) > > For Windows, check out Instant Rails: > > [http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/) > > Curt Thanks, Just installed instantrails, will try locomotive tonight when I get home. I am coming from a JSP, PHP environment. Hoping that rails won’t be too hard to learn. Regards, Frank