From: Brian Candler Date: 2008-10-10T01:47:16+09:00 Subject: Re: gem_original_require zlib problem >> Check you have a package called something like 'zlib-devel' and rebuild >> ruby. > > I have been wrestling with this issue as well. How do I check for a > package, and if I don't have it, then what do i do? Depends on what platform you're using. For example: On CentOS: rpm -qa | grep zlib yum install zlib-devel On Ubuntu: dpkg-query -l | grep zlib apt-get install zlib1g-dev # or something like that - I don't have an Ubuntu box handy right now -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.