# Zlib-devel without root privilage

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zlib-devel-without-root-privilage/172259>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zlib-devel-without-root-privilage/172259 "2009-07-17T19:59:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bukala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bukala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bukala)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zlib-devel-without-root-privilage/172259/1 "2009-07-17T19:59:44Z")

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Hi i have problem with zlib-devel (problem with “gem install rails”), i  
compiled zlib, but i dont ktow how to provide ruby zlib-dev dependency.  
In subject i mention - i dont have root privilage 😕

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**Author:** ![bukala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bukala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bukala)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zlib-devel-without-root-privilage/172259/2 "2009-07-18T17:48:32Z")

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I don’t know of any way offhand to install Ubuntu packages without  
root access - you should probably get your sysadmin and/or hosting  
provider to install the package.

–Matt J.