# Ruby-debug-ide installation problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-ide-installation-problems/129214>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 15, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-ide-installation-problems/129214 "2008-02-15T15:05:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-ide-installation-problems/129214/1 "2008-02-15T15:05:56Z")

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I’m running Kubuntu Linux 7.10 (and still very much learning Linux).

In a console I just issued the command  
  
All did not go well:

* * *

Install required dependency ruby-debug-base? [Yn] y  
Select which gem to install for your platform (i486-linux)

1. ruby-debug-base 0.10.0 (mswin32)
2. ruby-debug-base 0.10.0 (ruby)
3. Skip this gem
4. Cancel installation

> 2  
> Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)  
> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

ruby extconf.rb install ruby-debug-ide  
sh: ruby: not found

## Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-debug-base-0.10.0 for inspection. Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-debug-base-0.10.0/ext/gem\_make.out

I don’t understand what this means. Can someone tell me what to do?