If you're installing Rails from December 2007 onward, you're probably installing Rails 2.0 or Rails 3.0. But Ruby on Rails For Dummies covers earlier versions of Rails. For "workaround" instructions, visit my blog post. Alternatively, you can download my Rails 3.0 quickstart document. You can also download my Rails 2.0 quickstart documents: Rails2 (PDF), Rails2_many2many (PDF) and Rails2 (wmv movie). I've also posted some detailed videos that are current as of August 2009.

Here are some things you can download:

• You can get RadRails by visiting the Aptana Studio web page. Download and install Aptana Studio. Then, when you first run Aptana Studio, look in the middle window for information on installing the RadRails plugin. After installing the RadRails plugin, you're ready to go! (Aptana Studio is a 55 Meg download.)
  (Note: You can also install this Customized copy of RadRails but this older version of RadRails doesn't have all the bells and whistles that the newer Aptana Studio has. Also, my customized copy of RadRails is for Windows only.)
• Code from the book (Small: 1 K)
• Instructions for importing the book's code into your own RadRails (or Aptana Studio) workspace (Small: 30 K)
• Databases used in the book's examples (Small: 7 K)
• A guide to help you create a new database using MySQL Workbench 5.2 (Small: 150 K)
• Images used in the book's examples (Small: 25 K)
• Instructions for installing Ruby on Rails on a Linux system (Small: 700 K)
• Instructions for installing Ruby on Rails on a Mac (Small: 50 K)