well, i tried rvm implode and a fresh install using these directions: http://ryanbigg.com/2010/12/ubuntu-ruby-rvm-rails-and-you/
still same problem: mwr@mwr-Ubuntu:~$ ls app db Documents log Projects script tmp build Desktop Downloads Music Public Templates vendor config doc lib Pictures public test Videos mwr@mwr-Ubuntu:~$ rails new blargh/here Can't initialize a new Rails application within the directory of another, please change to a non-Rails directory first. Type 'rails' for help. mwr@mwr-Ubuntu:~$ which rails /home/mwr/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p429/bin/rails mwr@mwr-Ubuntu:~$ rails new blog Can't initialize a new Rails application within the directory of another, please change to a non-Rails directory first. Type 'rails' for help. mwr@mwr-Ubuntu:~$ Im at a loss, going to try to post to ubuntu specific forums. Thanks everyone for your help and if I fix it I will post here in case it helps someone else. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/40ebf35612678f7d63e929f58e13341c%40ruby-forum.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
