You can install the CouchDB package by running:
sudo apt-get install couchdb
When this completes, you should have a copy of CouchDB running on your machine. Be sure to read through the Debian-specific system documentation that can be found under /usr/share/doc/couchdb.
You can install the CouchDB package by running:
sudo aptitude install couchdb
When this completes, you should have a copy of CouchDB running on your machine. Be sure to read through the Ubuntu-specific system documentation that can be found under /usr/share/doc/couchdb.
Starting with Ubuntu 9.10 (“Karmic”), CouchDB comes preinstalled with every desktop system.
Enable the development ebuild of CouchDB by running:
sudo echo dev-db/couchdb >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
Check the CouchDB ebuild by running:
emerge -pv couchdb
Build and install the CouchDB ebuild by running:
sudo emerge couchdb
When this completes, you should have a copy of CouchDB running on your machine.
See Appendix D, Installing from Source if your distribution doesn’t have a CouchDB package.