CouchDB installation on a new Ubuntu installation

The below outlines the steps taken to install CouchDB on a new Ubuntu installation.

Install CouchDB:
sudo aptitude install couchdb

Make sure CouchDB installation completed successfully; open a terminal and enter:
curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/

You should receieve JSON formatted welcome message:
{"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"0.10.0"}

CouchDB comes with a built-in web-based administration interface called Futon; visit this site:
http://127.0.0.1:5984/_utils/

The right side navigation has a tools section; click the 'Test Suite' link and run the tests to confirm all components were installed successfully.

We done.