# Install RMagick on Lunix

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-on-lunix/168477>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-on-lunix/168477 "2009-05-21T07:47:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rameshgajula)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-on-lunix/168477/1 "2009-05-21T07:47:20Z")

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Hi All,

Can please help me on how to install RMagick on Linux machine

Thanks for reply

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**Author:** ![rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rameshgajula)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-on-lunix/168477/2 "2009-05-21T08:41:47Z")

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Ramesh Gajula wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Can please help me on how to install RMagick on Linux machine
> 
> Thanks for reply

for ubuntu:  
sudo apt-get install libmagick9-dev ruby1.8-dev  
sudo gem install rmagick

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**Author:** ![rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rameshgajula](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rameshgajula)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-on-lunix/168477/3 "2009-05-21T11:07:10Z")

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Be sure to have the build-essential package installed too…  
for Debian based systems:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

On May 21, 8:41 am, Svetlana Vt [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)