That was easy - Erlang and CouchDB on Ubuntu 9.04

1. Installed Ubuntu 9.04 from ubuntu.com ISO
   
2. Googled "erlang ubuntu"
   
3. Figured that it wouldn't hurt to try
   

      sudo apt-get install erlang

4. Went to grab some coffee
   
5. Gave it a try
   

   
      user@ubuntu:~/src$ erl
      Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.6.5 [source] [async-threads:0] [kernel-poll:false]
   
      Eshell V5.6.5  (abort with ^G)
      1> q().
      ok
      2> user@ubuntu:~/src$
   

   It is not the latest one, but it is still Erlang!
6. How about CouchDB?
   

      sudo apt-get install couchdb

7. and test it: http://localhost:5984/
8. see the output:

      {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"0.8.0-incubating"}

That was easy!