why am i getting this zlib error?
RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.1
RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2009-01-30 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]
/opt/ruby/bin$ gem list
/opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:1:in require': no such file to load -- zlib (LoadError) from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:1:in<top (required)>’
from
/opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/query_command.rb:3:in
require' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/query_command.rb:3:in<top
(required)>’
from
/opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb:2:in
require' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb:2:in<top
(required)>’
from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:140:in
require' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:140:inrescue in load_and_instantiate’
from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:132:in
load_and_instantiate' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:65:in[]’
from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:118:in
find_command' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:104:inprocess_args’
from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/command_manager.rb:75:in
run' from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:39:inrun’
from /opt/ruby/bin/gem:24:in `’