ubuntu dev machine recipe

sudo apt-get install git-core
sudo apt-get install ruby
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libopenssl-ruby 
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev
sudo apt-get install rubygems
sudo apt-get install couchdb
sudo apt-get install jedit

gedit ~/.bashrc
export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:$PATH

[save, exit]

sudo gem install shotgun
sudo gem install rails
sudo gem install httparty
sudo gem install json
sudo gem install sinatra