# How to Compile ruby on Suse 10.2 with LAMPP?

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**Created:** [August 24, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-compile-ruby-on-suse-10-2-with-lampp/112872 "2007-08-24T01:31:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![xocoatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/0ea827/32.png) [@xocoatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xocoatl)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-compile-ruby-on-suse-10-2-with-lampp/112872/1 "2007-08-24T01:31:20Z")

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OK, I managed to install Linux XAMPP on a SUSE 10.2 Enterprise server  
box. I have both Ruby 1.8.5 & rubygems-0.9.4.tgz I extracted them to /  
opt (I didn’t know where to put it!) using:

tar xvfz -C /opt

was this the right approach? I am setting this box up for a colleague  
and am looking for the correct way to compile Ruby.

Would someone help a rusty Unix user?

Thanxs in Advance…