Steps to get FireWatir running on Ubuntu

All steps are performed in the command line unless otherwise noted.

Install Ruby and Rubygems

sudo apt-get install ruby

sudo apt-get install rubygems

Install the FireWatir Gem

sudo gem update --system

sudo gem install firewatir

Install the Firefox Add-On

• Start Firefox, then click this link. Agree to installation.
• Restart Firefox to complete installation

Run Unit Tests

To check everything worked ok, you should run the unit tests provided with FireWatir

cd ../../var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/firewatir-1.2.0/unittests

sudo ruby mozilla_all_tests.rb

Firefox should start and tests should start running.

Initial unit test results from Alister Scott

ubuntu_unittest_results.txt