# Help! installing rubygems in ubuntu... problems with zlib **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-rubygems-in-ubuntu-problems-with-zlib/58179 "2006-04-19T12:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Gershenson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-rubygems-in-ubuntu-problems-with-zlib/58179/1 "2006-04-19T12:32:43Z")
Hi, I am trying to install Ruby on Rails on a Linux Ubuntu PC. I already installed manually ruby 1.8.4. But when I try to install rubygems, I get the error: /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__': no such file to load -- zlib (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/package.rb:9 from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/builder.rb:1 from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:61:in `manage_gems' from /home/carlos/Desktop/rubygems-0.8.11/./post-install.rb:64:in`install\_sources’ from /home/carlos/Desktop/rubygems-0.8.11/./post-install.rb:75:in `try_run_hook' from setup.rb:577:in`run\_hook’ from setup.rb:1315:in `exec_task_traverse' from setup.rb:1168:in`exec\_install’ from setup.rb:887:in `exec_install' from setup.rb:705:in`invoke’ from setup.rb:674:in `invoke’ from setup.rb:1352 I installed zlib with the package manager (libzlib-ruby) and manually, even recompiled ruby, but still I get this error… I searched for info on this problem, but all I found was that the problem should be solved with libzlib-ruby… Help! Thanks a lot, Carlos ---
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Gershenson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-rubygems-in-ubuntu-problems-with-zlib/58179/2 "2006-04-19T13:54:11Z")
> Carlos Gershenson wrote: > > I installed zlib with the package manager (libzlib-ruby) and manually, > even recompiled ruby, but still I get this error… I searched for info > on this problem, but all I found was that the problem should be solved > with libzlib-ruby… > > Help! > > Thanks a lot, > Carlos Here’s a very terse howto I wrote not to long ago detailing a build from source [http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37](http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37) ---
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Gershenson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-rubygems-in-ubuntu-problems-with-zlib/58179/3 "2006-04-19T17:02:20Z")
Great! Thanks a lot! That did the works… I guess the main step was to install ruby-zlib, that is not mentioned on the places I checked… Michael G. wrote: > Here’s a very terse howto I wrote not to long ago detailing a build from > source > > [http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37](http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37) ---
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gershenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Gershenson)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-rubygems-in-ubuntu-problems-with-zlib/58179/4 "2006-12-04T06:49:25Z")
Michael G. wrote: > > Carlos Gershenson wrote: > > > > I installed zlib with the package manager (libzlib-ruby) and manually, > > even recompiled ruby, but still I get this error… I searched for info > > on this problem, but all I found was that the problem should be solved > > with libzlib-ruby… > > > > Help! > > > > Thanks a lot, > > Carlos > > Here’s a very terse howto I wrote not to long ago detailing a build from > source > > [http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37](http://mgreenly.metaspot.net/?p=37) Too bad. Link is dead. Sounded promising.