# Rmagick installing problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-installing-problems/117263>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 15, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-installing-problems/117263 "2007-10-15T14:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gibbs)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-installing-problems/117263/1 "2007-10-15T14:11:08Z")

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I tried to install Rmagick and I have obtained the following error. What  
can I do?

Configuring RMagick 1.15.10  
checking for gcc… gcc  
checking for C compiler default output file name… a.out  
checking whether the C compiler works… yes  
checking whether we are cross compiling… no  
checking for suffix of executables…  
checking for suffix of object files… o  
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes  
checking whether gcc accepts -g… yes  
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89… none needed  
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C99… -std=gnu99  
checking for gcc -std=gnu99 option to accept ISO Standard C… (cached)  
-std=gnu99  
checking for ruby… /usr/local/bin/ruby  
checking for Magick-config… Magick-config  
checking for InitializeMagick in -lMagick… no  
configure: error: Can’t install RMagick. Can’t find libMagick or one of  
the dependent libraries.  
Check the config.log file for more detailed  
information.  
RMagick configuration failed with status 1.

Gem files will remain installed in  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.15.10 for inspection.  
Results logged to  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.15.10/gem\_make.out

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gibbs)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-installing-problems/117263/2 "2007-10-15T14:31:05Z")

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gibbs wrote:

> I tried to install Rmagick and I have obtained the following error. What  
> can I do?

Install ImageMagick first?

Clifford H…

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**Author:** ![gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@gibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gibbs)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-installing-problems/117263/3 "2007-10-15T14:33:25Z")

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> Datum: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:10:14 +0900  
> Von: gibbs [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> An: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> Betreff: Rmagick installing problems

> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler… yes  
> Check the config.log file for more detailed  
> information.  
> RMagick configuration failed with status 1.
> 
> Gem files will remain installed in  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.15.10 for inspection.  
> Results logged to  
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-1.15.10/gem\_make.out
> 
> Thanks.

Dear Gibbs,

there’s some explanation in RMagick’s Installation FAQ:

[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html#libmagick](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html#libmagick)

Hope that helps.

Best regards,

Axel