Gem Rmagick install problem on Linux

Rails
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I get the following error when I try to install Rmagic (via gem) on
Linux. Do I need to install anyting before installing rmagic? This
worked seamlessly on windows. What the best way to install it on Linux.
I am on RedHat ES 3. /thanks

-thila

Attempting local installation of ‘rmagick’
Local gem file not found: rmagick*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rmagick’
Building native extensions. This could take a while…
configure: error: Can’t install RMagick. Can’t find Magick-config or
GraphicsMag
ick-config program.
ERROR: While executing gem … (RuntimeError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
Gem files will remain installed in
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0 for inspection.
ruby gem_extconf.rb install rmagick\n
sh configure

Configuring RMagick 1.13.0
checking for gcc… gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out
checking whether the C compiler works… yes
checking whether we are cross compiling… no
checking for suffix of executables…
checking for suffix of object files… o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g… yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C… none needed
checking for ruby… /usr/local/bin/ruby
checking for Magick-config… no
checking for GraphicsMagick-config… no
RMagick configuration failed with status 1.

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thila thila wrote:

I get the following error when I try to install Rmagic (via gem) on
Linux. Do I need to install anyting before installing rmagic? This
worked seamlessly on windows. What the best way to install it on Linux.
I am on RedHat ES 3. /thanks

http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html

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thila thila wrote:

I get the following error when I try to install Rmagic (via gem) on
Linux. Do I need to install anyting before installing rmagic? This
worked seamlessly on windows. What the best way to install it on Linux.
I am on RedHat ES 3. /thanks

-thila

Attempting local installation of ‘rmagick’
Local gem file not found: rmagick*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rmagick’
Building native extensions. This could take a while…
configure: error: Can’t install RMagick. Can’t find Magick-config or
GraphicsMag
ick-config program.
ERROR: While executing gem … (RuntimeError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
Gem files will remain installed in
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0 for inspection.
ruby gem_extconf.rb install rmagick\n
sh configure

Configuring RMagick 1.13.0
checking for gcc… gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out
checking whether the C compiler works… yes
checking whether we are cross compiling… no
checking for suffix of executables…
checking for suffix of object files… o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g… yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C… none needed
checking for ruby… /usr/local/bin/ruby
checking for Magick-config… no
checking for GraphicsMagick-config… no
RMagick configuration failed with status 1.

Refer to the following links for steps to install RMagick on Linux.

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thila thila wrote:

I get the following error when I try to install Rmagic (via gem) on
Linux. Do I need to install anyting before installing rmagic? This
worked seamlessly on windows. What the best way to install it on Linux.
I am on RedHat ES 3. /thanks

-thila

Attempting local installation of ‘rmagick’
Local gem file not found: rmagick*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rmagick’
Building native extensions. This could take a while…
configure: error: Can’t install RMagick. Can’t find Magick-config or
GraphicsMag
ick-config program.
ERROR: While executing gem … (RuntimeError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
Gem files will remain installed in
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.13.0 for inspection.
ruby gem_extconf.rb install rmagick\n
sh configure

Configuring RMagick 1.13.0
checking for gcc… gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out
checking whether the C compiler works… yes
checking whether we are cross compiling… no
checking for suffix of executables…
checking for suffix of object files… o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g… yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C… none needed
checking for ruby… /usr/local/bin/ruby
checking for Magick-config… no
checking for GraphicsMagick-config… no
RMagick configuration failed with status 1.

Refer to the following links for steps to install RMagick on Linux.