# Rmagick 2.5.2 install in ubuntu

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**Created:** [August 17, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-5-2-install-in-ubuntu/146070 "2008-08-17T07:17:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/walter_j)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-5-2-install-in-ubuntu/146070/1 "2008-08-17T07:17:25Z")

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when i try to install via “gem install rmagick” i get the error

checking for Magick-config… no  
Can’t install RMagick 2.5.2. Can’t find Magick-config in  
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

i also downloaded the tar file - same error

can anyone help?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/walter_j)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 7:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-5-2-install-in-ubuntu/146070/2 "2008-08-17T07:42:58Z")

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On 17 Aug 2008, at 06:14, Walter J. wrote:

> when i try to install via “gem install rmagick” i get the error
> 
> checking for Magick-config… no  
> Can’t install RMagick 2.5.2. Can’t find Magick-config in  
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/  
> X11R6/bin
> 
> i also downloaded the tar file - same error

Have you got ImageMagick installed?

Fred

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**Author:** ![walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/walter_j)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-5-2-install-in-ubuntu/146070/3 "2008-08-17T15:22:17Z")

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Walter J. wrote:

> when i try to install via “gem install rmagick” i get the error
> 
> checking for Magick-config… no  
> Can’t install RMagick 2.5.2. Can’t find Magick-config in  
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

See [http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html) for general  
instructions. However, a lot of people have blogged about how to install  
RMagick on Ubuntu, so Googling “ubuntu rmagick” returns a lot of links  
with Ubuntu-specific instructions.

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**Author:** ![walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@walter\_j](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/walter_j)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-5-2-install-in-ubuntu/146070/4 "2008-08-17T18:07:47Z")

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Walter J. wrote:

> when i try to install via “gem install rmagick” i get the error
> 
> checking for Magick-config… no  
> Can’t install RMagick 2.5.2. Can’t find Magick-config in  
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> 
> i also downloaded the tar file - same error
> 
> can anyone help?
> 
> Thanks

I got it. needed the following…

apt-get install libmagick9-dev

thanks