yes | sudo aptitude install build-essential erlang libicu-dev libmozjs-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev couchdb

sudo adduser --system \
             --home /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb --no-create-home \
             --shell /bin/bash \
             --group --gecos "CouchDB" couchdb

sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/etc/couchdb
sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/var/log/couchdb
sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/var/run/couchdb

sudo chmod -R 0770 /usr/local/etc/couchdb
sudo chmod -R 0770 /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb
sudo chmod -R 0770 /usr/local/var/log/couchdb
sudo chmod -R 0770 /usr/local/var/run/couchdb

sudo -i -u couchdb couchdb -b