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Create the app

rails new my_app

Edit the Gemfile and add the following

group :development do
  gem 'rspec-rails'
end

group :test do
  gem 'rspec-rails'
  gem 'webrat'
end

Run

bundle install
rails generate rspec:install

Done

Setting up Ruby on Rails on (K)Ubuntu is pretty simple. I found 2 sites with similar instructions that I used.

http://ryanbigg.com/2010/12/ubuntu-ruby-rvm-rails-and-you/

http://railsapps.github.com/installing-rails-3-1.html

Step 1: Prepare the system and Install RVM

It's time to get the ball rolling. This site is where I'm keeping stuff (such as bug fixes, and things you only encounter once a year) I've looked up and applied, so I can find it easily again. Hopefully it will get indexed and make the solutions easier to find for others too.

Include in Gemfile

gem 'annotate', 
  :git => 'git://github.com/jeremyolliver/annotate_models.git',
  :branch => 'rake_compatibility'

Then

bundle install

Run

bundle exec annotate --position before

Ruby on Rails 3.1rc5, Ruby 1.9.2, Kubuntu 11.04

Error compiling asset application.js:
ExecJS::RuntimeError: (in ../app/assets/javascripts/sections.js.coffee)
Served asset /application.js - 500 Internal Server Error

This error is due to Ubuntu not having a javascript runtime installed

The solution is

sudo aptitude install nodejs

Or add