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Moving from Mac to Ubuntu for Rails development, what are the implications?

Are there any problems or things to consider if I switch from Mac to Ubuntu?

Any serious configuration issues? Or should everything work in the same way as soon as I figure out how to set things up? (it seems that on Ubuntu it’s easier to install on Ubuntu).

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Most fixes for configuring Rails for Mac :-)

Stick to Ubuntu and be sure to use RVM to set up your Ruby environment. Do not use sudo apt-get to install rails, and after installing RVM, avoid using sudo at all when installing gems (for example, gem install rails ).

The only complaint is that gedit is not as smooth as Textmate, but check out the gmate plugin .

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The biggest gain in switching ubuntu, imho, is that you don't have to deal with osx-specific headaches in setting up a dev server environment.

I am very pleased with ubuntu, a possible alternative to gmate might be sublime text 2. It can be configured using vim mode, emacs mode, etc.

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