# SSL not installed error when trying to install Rails w/ gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-not-installed-error-when-trying-to-install-rails-w-gem/122150>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 4, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-not-installed-error-when-trying-to-install-rails-w-gem/122150 "2007-12-04T23:45:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jackster)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-not-installed-error-when-trying-to-install-rails-w-gem/122150/1 "2007-12-04T23:45:32Z")

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I got ruby and gems installed on Red Hat, then updated gems.  
I am now trying to install Rails with gems and am getting the error:

SSL not installed on this system

Is there any way around this other than installing OpenSSL?

thanks

Jackster

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**Author:** ![jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jackster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jackster)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-not-installed-error-when-trying-to-install-rails-w-gem/122150/2 "2007-12-05T01:27:30Z")

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I found the fix:

Assuming your source is at /usr/src/ruby-1.8.6

cd /usr/src/ruby-1.8.6/ext/openssl  
sudo ruby extconf.rb  
sudo make  
sudo make install

jackster

John S. wrote:

> I got ruby and gems installed on Red Hat, then updated gems.  
> I am now trying to install Rails with gems and am getting the error:
> 
> SSL not installed on this system
> 
> Is there any way around this other than installing OpenSSL?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Jackster