Installation of Apache CouchDb 1.4 and GeoCouch 1.3 on Ubuntu 13.04

There are so many ways of installing Apache CouchDB in any linux distribution. The way in which you make this installation strongly impacts the possibility of you having a successful Geocouch installation. The methods that failed were :

1. Using the a package installer like apt-get.

This will give you a working couchdb installation but, in other to install geocouch you will need the sources and even if you plan to install using the package manager, then download the source and install geocouch, it won't work (atleast not for me).

2. The second approach was to use build-couchdb. This approach didn't get me to successfully install apache couchdb alongside geocouch.

3. Since geocouch 1.3x was specifically made for apache couchdb 1.3, this was my first try. To use apache couchdb 1.3 for geocouch 1.3x which it wasn't successful.

So to wrap things up, those where the methods, that kept me stuck for a long time. After further reading of blogs with the help of the "mighty google" ! I found 2 blogs that eased my pain. So to successfully install apache couchdb from source alongside geocouch, use :

1.  This link for apache couchdb installation"
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-couchdb-from-source-on-an-ubuntu-13-04-x64-vps
Note that you will need apache couchdb 1.4, or anyother version that is compatible with the version of geocouch you plan to use. In my case, Apache Couchdb 1.4 & Geocouch 1.3.x.

2.  This link to install geocouch.
http://www.blmak.com/blog/?p=414

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