Ubuntu 10.4 Django Development Setup

A simple reference guide for quickly setting up an ubuntu Virtual Machine in Fusion specifically for developing Django web applications.

Fusion

Setup a virtual machine in Vmware Fusion. I prefer bridged network mode and making use of shared folders.

In the vmware terminal follow these steps:

* sudo apt-get install git-core

* git clone https://github.com/markotibold/ubuntu-django-setup && cd ubuntu-django-setup

* ./install.sh

VmWare tools

If you want'm, install'm like so:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

Install Vmware Tools from fusion

sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom

sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

tar -xvf /media/cdrom/Vm[..].gz

run the install script as super user

Keys

Add your public key to the authorized keys:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@host 'cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys'

If you want to reuse your ssh-keys that you already have installed on your Mac, just scp them to the VM:

scp -r ~/.ssh/id_rsa* user@host:

Folder sharing

If you keep your git repo's in ~/devshare on your Mac, this is what you'll probably want to do:

ln -s /mnt/hgfs/devshare/

Notes

• If you use Sequel Pro, connect using ssh to save yourself the hassle of granting permissions