# Gem install mysql --\> Error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error/161319>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 25, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error/161319 "2009-02-25T14:10:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sankarkumar)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error/161319/1 "2009-02-25T14:10:29Z")

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Hi,

When I try to install “gem install mysql” it throwing error.  
For your ref,  
bash-2.05b$ gem install mysql –  
–with-mysql-dir=/opt/etrade/p6/share/mysql5  
ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository  
ERROR: could not find gem mysql locally or in a repository

bash-2.05b$ gem install mysql –  
–with-mysql-config=/opt/etrade/p6/share/mysql5/bin/mysql\_config  
ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository  
ERROR: could not find gem mysql locally or in a repository

bash-2.05b$ gem install mysql –  
–with-mysql-include=/opt/etrade/p6/share/mysql5/lib  
ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository  
ERROR: could not find gem mysql locally or in a repository

bash-2.05b$ gem install mysql –  
–with-mysql-include=/opt/etrade/p6/share/mysql5/include/  
ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository  
ERROR: could not find gem mysql locally or in a repository  
bash-2.05b$

What is the exact issue there ? Can you please give me step to move ??

Thanks,  
Sankar

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**Author:** ![sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sankarkumar)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error/161319/2 "2009-02-25T15:11:30Z")

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TonyBacellar wrote:

> Hellow Sankra !
> 
> Try sudo gem install mysql
> 
> Tony Bacellar  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://delicious.com/tonybacellar](http://delicious.com/tonybacellar)
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> On Feb 25, 10:10�am, Sankar K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

I’m not having sudo access to my box. But I have did all the previous  
step without sudo …  
i.e., ruby setup.rb --prefix=$HOME/rubygems-install  
gem install rails -i"$GEM\_HOME …  
gem install ruby-debug -i"$…

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**Author:** ![sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sankarkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sankarkumar)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error/161319/3 "2009-02-25T14:20:35Z")

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Hellow Sankra !

Try sudo gem install mysql

Tony Bacellar  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[http://delicious.com/tonybacellar](http://delicious.com/tonybacellar)

On Feb 25, 10:10 am, Sankar K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)