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Windows Environment Install Guide

In order to have a well supported environment, with a large community if you are running a Windows machine, we encourage you to setup a linux Virtual Machine on your computer. This guide will run you through how to setup the virtual environment.

Step 1 - Install VirtualBox

  • Download and install the latest version of VirtualBox.
  • Launch the VirtualBox application.

Step 2 - Create a Virtual Environment

  • Press the New button^.
  • Enter Firehose Rails Env for the name, Linux for the type, and Ubuntu for the version and press the continue button in the bottom right^.
  • Enter 1024 mb for the Memory Size and press the continue button ^.
  • Press the Create button^.
  • Press Continue at the hard drive creation dialog^.
  • Press Continue at the storage page^.
  • Press the Create button on the location size dialog^.

Step 3 - Install and Configure Ubuntu

  • Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or copy the file from a local harddrive. You can download it here as the 32-bit option ^.
  • Click the Not Now link^.
  • In VirtualBox, press the Start button^.
  • Press the Select File button on the Select start-up disk dialog^.
  • Select the ubuntu iso file you just obtained and press the open button^.
  • Press the Start button^.
  • Wait while a number of screens load
  • Press Install Ubuntu^.
  • Check the Install this third-party software box, and press continue ^.
  • Press continue on the Erase disk and install Ubuntu dialog^.
  • Press Install Now^.
  • Press Continue^.
  • Press Continue^.
  • Enter your desired user profile information^.
  • Wait for the install to complete
  • Press Restart Now^.
  • Press ENTER^.
  • When the machine restarts in VirtualBox select Devises > Install Guest Additions^.
  • Press enter, supply password if requested, and then restart your virtual environment.

Step 4 - Install Linux Packages

Now that you have Ubuntu running in a virtual environment, you can follow the guide for Ubuntu Environment Install Guide inside this virtual environment that is setup.

Additional Info

Does VirtualBox fail to launch ubuntu?

ONLY READ THIS IF YOU'RE GETTING ERRORS

  • In a small number of cases, you may need to either use VirtualBox 3.1.8 rather than latest one, or make some changes to your BIOS to allow you to use the latest version. In these cases you'll need to first completely uninstall VirtualBox and then install the old version. You'll only want to do this if you're sure the latest version isn't going to work for you.