$ gem install mysql -y Select which gem to install for your platform (x86_64-linux) 1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32) 2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32) 3. mysql 2.7 (ruby) 4. mysql 2.6 (ruby) 5. Skip this gem 6. Cancel installation > 3 Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError) ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. ruby extconf.rb install mysql -y extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError) from extconf.rb:1 Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem_make.out