diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts/base.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts/base.rb
index 378949dba..f606cf9ce 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/hosts/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts/base.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module Vagrant
           # More coming soon
           classes = {
             :darwin => BSD,
-            :bsd => BSD
+            :bsd => BSD,
+            :linux => Linux
           }
 
           classes.each do |type, klass|
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d556961a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Hosts
+    # Represents a Linux based host, such as Ubuntu.
+    class Linux < Base
+      include Util
+
+      def nfs?
+        tries = 10
+        begin
+          # Check procfs to see if NFSd is a supported filesystem
+          system("cat /proc/filesystems | grep nfsd > /dev/null 2>&1")
+        rescue TypeError
+          tries -= 1
+          retry if tries > 0
+
+          # Hopefully this point isn't reached
+          raise
+        end
+      end
+
+      def nfs_export(ip, folders)
+        output = TemplateRenderer.render('nfs/exports_linux',
+                                         :uuid => env.vm.uuid,
+                                         :ip => ip,
+                                         :folders => folders)
+
+        env.logger.info "Preparing to edit /etc/exports. Administrator priveleges will be required..."
+        output.split("\n").each do |line|
+          # This should only ask for administrative permission once, even
+          # though its executed in multiple subshells.
+          system(%Q[sudo su root -c "echo '#{line}' >> /etc/exports"])
+        end
+
+        # We run restart here instead of "update" just in case nfsd
+        # is not starting
+        system("sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart")
+      end
+
+      def nfs_cleanup
+        system("cat /etc/exports | grep 'VAGRANT-BEGIN: #{env.vm.uuid}' > /dev/null 2>&1")
+
+        if $?.to_i == 0
+          # Use sed to just strip out the block of code which was inserted
+          # by Vagrant
+          system("sudo sed -e '/^# VAGRANT-BEGIN: #{env.vm.uuid}/,/^# VAGRANT-END: #{env.vm.uuid}/ d' -i bak /etc/exports")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/nfs/exports_linux.erb b/templates/nfs/exports_linux.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eab88c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/nfs/exports_linux.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# VAGRANT-BEGIN: <%= uuid %>
+<% folders.each do |name, opts| %><%= opts[:hostpath] %> <%= ip %>(rw<% if opts[:map_uid] %>,anonuid=<%= opts[:map_uid] %><% end %><% if opts[:map_gid] %>,anongid=<%= opts[:map_gid] %><% end %>)<% end %>
+# VAGRANT-END: <%= uuid %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb b/test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb
index dbba39701..271dfc115 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BaseHostTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       end
 
       should "return nil if an exception is raised" do
-        Vagrant::Util::Platform.expects(:darwin?).raises(Exception)
+        Vagrant::Util::Platform.stubs(:platform).returns("boo")
         assert_nothing_raised {
           assert_nil @klass.detect
         }
diff --git a/test/vagrant/hosts/linux_test.rb b/test/vagrant/hosts/linux_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f089dee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/hosts/linux_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class LinuxHostTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Hosts::Linux
+    @env = mock_environment
+    @env.stubs(:vm).returns(Vagrant::VM.new(:env => @env))
+    @env.logger.stubs(:info)
+
+    @instance = @klass.new(@env)
+  end
+
+  context "supporting nfs check" do
+    should "support NFS" do
+      @instance.expects(:system).returns(true)
+      assert @instance.nfs?
+    end
+
+    should "not support NFS if nfsd is not found" do
+      @instance.expects(:system).returns(false)
+      assert !@instance.nfs?
+    end
+
+    should "retry until a boolean is returned" do
+      seq = sequence("seq")
+      @instance.expects(:system).in_sequence(seq).raises(TypeError.new("foo"))
+      @instance.expects(:system).in_sequence(seq).returns(true)
+      assert @instance.nfs?
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "nfs export" do
+    setup do
+      @instance.stubs(:system)
+
+      @ip = "foo"
+      @folders = "bar"
+    end
+
+    should "output the lines of the rendered template" do
+      output = %W[foo bar baz].join("\n")
+      Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.expects(:render).with("nfs/exports_linux",
+                                                            :uuid => @env.vm.uuid,
+                                                            :ip => @ip,
+                                                            :folders => @folders).returns(output)
+
+      @instance.expects(:system).times(output.split("\n").length)
+      @instance.expects(:system).with("sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart")
+      @instance.nfs_export(@ip, @folders)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "nfs cleanup" do
+    # TODO: How to test all the system calls?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index f1641c640..8756a9098 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new("> 1.3.1") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Mitchell Hashimoto", "John Bender"]
-  s.date = %q{2010-07-16}
+  s.date = %q{2010-07-17}
   s.default_executable = %q{vagrant}
   s.description = %q{Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments.}
   s.email = ["mitchell.hashimoto@gmail.com", "john.m.bender@gmail.com"]
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
      "lib/vagrant/environment.rb",
      "lib/vagrant/hosts/base.rb",
      "lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb",
+     "lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb",
      "lib/vagrant/provisioners/base.rb",
      "lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef.rb",
      "lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server.rb",
@@ -205,93 +206,93 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage = %q{http://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant}
   s.rdoc_options = ["--charset=UTF-8"]
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
-  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.7}
+  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.6}
   s.summary = %q{Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing virtualized development environments.}
   s.test_files = [
     "test/test_helper.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/box/destroy_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/box/download_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/box/unpackage_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/box/verify_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/env/error_halt_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/env/set_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/vm_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/command_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/action/environment_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/action/exception_catcher_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clean_machine_folder_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_forwarded_ports_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_nfs_exports_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_shared_folders_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/customize_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/destroy_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/destroy_unused_network_interfaces_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/forward_ports_helpers_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/forward_ports_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/halt_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/network_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/nfs_helpers_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/nfs_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/package_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/persist_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/resume_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action/vm/share_folders_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/box/verify_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/box/destroy_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/box/unpackage_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/box/download_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/action/vm/suspend_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/action_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/active_list_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/package_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/share_folders_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/forward_ports_helpers_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/persist_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/nfs_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_nfs_exports_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/destroy_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/halt_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_forwarded_ports_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/check_guest_additions_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/destroy_unused_network_interfaces_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/import_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/nfs_helpers_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/customize_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/network_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/export_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/provision_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clear_shared_folders_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/clean_machine_folder_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/resume_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/match_mac_address_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/vm/forward_ports_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/env/set_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action/env/error_halt_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/environment_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/util_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/box_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/busy_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/command_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/systems/linux_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/config_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/active_list_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/commands/base_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/box/add_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/box/list_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/box/remove_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/ssh_config_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/suspend_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/package_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/status_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/commands/destroy_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/commands/halt_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/init_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/package_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/provision_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/reload_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/resume_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/ssh_config_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/ssh_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/status_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/commands/suspend_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/box/remove_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/box/add_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/box/list_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/commands/up_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/config_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/provision_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/resume_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/commands/ssh_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/resource_logger_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/downloaders/base_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/downloaders/file_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/downloaders/http_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/environment_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/hosts/base_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/provisioners/base_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_server_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/provisioners/chef_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/resource_logger_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/ssh_session_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/systems/linux_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/util/plain_logger_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/util/platform_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/util/stacked_proc_runner_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/util/template_renderer_test.rb",
      "test/vagrant/util/translator_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/util_test.rb",
-     "test/vagrant/vm_test.rb"
+     "test/vagrant/util/platform_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/util/plain_logger_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/ssh_session_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/action_test.rb",
+     "test/vagrant/ssh_test.rb"
   ]
 
   if s.respond_to? :specification_version then
     current_version = Gem::Specification::CURRENT_SPECIFICATION_VERSION
     s.specification_version = 3
 
-    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::RubyGemsVersion) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<virtualbox>, ["~> 0.7.3"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<net-ssh>, [">= 2.0.19"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<net-scp>, [">= 1.0.2"])