Jive Apps Ubuntu Linux Installation Instructions

Jive Apps Command Line Tools on Ubuntu Linux. These tools utilize the Ruby programming language and the Git version control system, so we will need to install these as well.

 



Installation Steps:

1. Sign up for the Jive Apps Developer Community.


You are probably already signed up if you are viewing this document. The command line tools and the sandbox use the same username and password as the community.


2. Install Git & Ruby   

From the terminal, run the following command to install the necessary packages:

$ sudo apt-get -y install build-essential git-core ruby1.8-dev rubygems1.8 ruby1.8 ri1.8 rdoc1.8 irb1.8 libreadline-ruby1.8 libruby1.8 libopenssl-ruby

3. Configure Git
Configure the following options in Git using the Terminal:

$ git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
$ git config --global user.email "your_email@youremail.com"

4. Generate SSH Keys
Generate an SSH key pair if you don't already have one. From the Terminal, run this command. Press Enter at all prompts. No passphrase is needed provided you do not distribute your key files.

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@youremail.com"


5. Update your PATH
Ubuntu Linux does not automatically add the Ruby binaries to the PATH. Add this line to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc file.

export PATH=/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:$PATH


6. Install the Jive Apps Command Line Tools Gem


From the Terminal, install the gem by running this command:

$ sudo gem install jiveapps

 Now you are ready to start creating apps.

Thanks,
Vishal Vyas