# Problem with mysql gem installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 11, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-mysql-gem-installation/160041 "2009-02-11T08:32:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fannus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@fannus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fannus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-mysql-gem-installation/160041/1 "2009-02-11T08:32:02Z")
Hi. So, I reached the point in my learning Ruby where I’d like to start doing work with actual web applications. My server, setup in Debian Lenny (Unstable), doesn’t seem to like the MySQL gem: Upon researching it, I found plenty of problems very similar to mine. However, none of the solutions that I found (Changing the path for config/dir, getting development library for mysql and perhaps something else that I can’t even remember now.) actually accomplished anything… I mean, the size of all the shit going down when I try to install has definetely gotten better. But I still can’t do it. HOWEVER. I installed libmysql-ruby from Synaptic/apt. As much as I hate leaving a problem in a workaround state, does this work? What do I require = ’ ’ to be able to call upon that lib? I’m a relative newbie to both Ruby and Linux. (And I will consider myself a linux newbie until every time I try to do something I can do it without 60,000 errors, misconfigurations and missing dependencies.) Thanks a lot. 🙂 Cameron C. (( Error: [gem install mysql; gem install mysql – –with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql\_config] Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing mysql: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb install mysql – –with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql\_config checking for mysql\_ssl\_set()… yes checking for mysql.h… yes creating Makefile make sh: make: command not found Gem files will remain… snipsnipsnip… results posted gem\_make.out ))