# Ruby Installation Issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 12, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867 "2007-04-12T23:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/1 "2007-04-12T23:16:16Z")
Hello. I’m looking to install Ruby on my hosting, which is a Linux VPS server. I have SSH access and was following this guide: [http://xmlareas.com/ruby-rails-howto.html](http://xmlareas.com/ruby-rails-howto.html) The problem is, there’s no GCC compiler on my server. I tried google for a solution but didn’t find much. Can anyone help, please? Thanks, wd01 ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/2 "2007-04-13T00:02:20Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > Hello. > > I’m looking to install Ruby on my hosting, which is a Linux VPS > server. > > I have SSH access and was following this guide: > [http://xmlareas.com/ruby-rails-howto.html](http://xmlareas.com/ruby-rails-howto.html) > > The problem is, there’s no GCC compiler on my server. What’s the distribution? ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/3 "2007-04-13T00:21:21Z")
On Apr 12, 11:00 pm, Alex Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What’s the distribution? > > – > Alex It’s Fedora Core, that’s all I know from my hosting company. I don’t know which version. ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/4 "2007-04-13T00:30:22Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > It’s Fedora Core, that’s all I know from my hosting company. I don’t > know which version. `yum install ruby` or `yum install ruby-1.8` Otherwise, you should seek out the Fedora community: [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/](http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/) – Phillip “CynicalRyan” Gawlowski [http://cynicalryan.110mb.com/](http://cynicalryan.110mb.com/) [http://clothred.rubyforge.org](http://clothred.rubyforge.org) Rule of Open-Source Programming #20: Open Code != Good Code ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/5 "2007-04-13T00:46:23Z")
On 12 Apr, 23:29, Phillip G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > > > It’s Fedora Core, that’s all I know from my hosting company. I don’t > > know which version. > > `yum install ruby` or `yum install ruby-1.8` > > Otherwise, you should seek out the Fedora community:[Fedora Project Wiki](http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/) Thanks for the advice. Upon more investigation I’ve discovered that the installation of Fedora is bare-bones to say the least! ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-installation-issue/91867/6 "2007-04-13T00:53:23Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > Thanks for the advice. Upon more investigation I’ve discovered that > the installation of Fedora is bare-bones to say the least! It’s a server, after all. The hoster doesn’t want a hijacked system right from the start, after all 😉 It’s actually a sign of a good hoster, if they stripped down the install to a bare minimum. – Phillip “CynicalRyan” Gawlowski [http://cynicalryan.110mb.com/](http://cynicalryan.110mb.com/) [http://clothred.rubyforge.org](http://clothred.rubyforge.org) Rule of Open-Source Programming #4: If you don’t work on your project, chances are that no one will.