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TurnKey Ruby on Rails is an easy-to-use,lightweight, installable live CD of the Ruby onRails Web framework that can run on real hardwarein addition to most types of virtual machines. Itfeatures a Mac OS X themed Web managementinterface and a Python configuration andinstallation console. It is based on Ubuntu 8.04.1Hardy LTS, and is designed to provide users with apre-integrated, automatically updated, turn-keyoperating system environment that is carefullybuilt from the ground up with the minimumcomponents needed to run Ruby on Rails Webapplications with maximum usability, efficiency,and security. An example Rail site is included.License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:
The example Rails application was reconfigured for ease of use. The distribution was rebuilt on top of TurnKey Core, the new common base for all software appliances, which is assembled from Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS packages. A bug in the daily auto-updates mechanism was fixed. Significant usability and security enhancements were made, including confconsole support for systems with multiple NICs, password-free login in demo mode, SSL support, database password setting during installation, no passwords in demo mode, the inclusion of many generically useful Webmin modules, and improved embedded documentation.



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