To get started with SproutCore on Linux, you'll need a Ruby 1.9.2 installation. If you already have Ruby 1.9.2, skip to Step 5.

Step A: Installing RVM and Ruby

1. Ubuntu Only: Install build-essentials

   $ sudo apt-get install build-essential

2. Install RVM along with Ruby 1.9.3.

   $ \curl -#L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --ruby=1.9.3

3. Add the following to your ~/.bash_profile to add Ruby to your PATH.

   [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # This loads RVM into a shell session

4. Install SproutCore: This is the easy part.

   $ gem install sproutcore

5. Proceed to the tutorial