# How to install libfreetype for RMagik?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-libfreetype-for-rmagik/88376>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 10, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-libfreetype-for-rmagik/88376 "2007-03-10T05:32:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jahnvi\_Thaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@Jahnvi\_Thaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jahnvi_Thaker)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-libfreetype-for-rmagik/88376/1 "2007-03-10T05:32:16Z")

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hi, i am using RMagik, to use captcha for validation, i have run the  
following command, and its folder is created:

ruby script/plugin install [http://svn.2750flesk.com/validates\_captcha](http://svn.2750flesk.com/validates_captcha)

to use RMagik, it requires

```
* libfreetype
* libjpeg
* libtiff
* libjpeg
* libtiff
* libpng
* libwmf

```

libraries, so from where to install this? and how to install in Linux  
Open SUSE,  
i searched a lot for this but didnt get any solution. Please help me

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**Author:** ![Jahnvi\_Thaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@Jahnvi\_Thaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jahnvi_Thaker)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-libfreetype-for-rmagik/88376/2 "2007-03-10T14:23:40Z")

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Jahnvi Thaker wrote:

> ```
> * libjpeg
> 
> ```

[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-linux.html](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-linux.html)