Rhomobile Beginner's Guide

Time for action – Installing on Linux

To setup Rhodes/Rhosync on Linux, follow these steps:

Ruby – There are several ways to install Ruby depending on the distribution that you are using. One way is to simply download the source code above and then compile. The better way is to type the following command prompt in a terminal:
```
sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.1-full
```
Ruby gems – You can download RubyGems .zip or .gem file and then type the following line in the terminal:
```
ruby setup.rb
```
Rhodes gem – You can install Rhodes as a gem. Go to a terminal and type:
```
sudo gem install Rhodes
```
Gems is a package manager that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries; it is designed to easily manage and install the Ruby program.
RhoSync – You can install it as a gem. Go to the terminal and type:
```
sudo gem install Rhosync
```

Rhodes and RhoSync are installed and ready to use on Linux.