# Problem in development Installation

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 28, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-development-installation/213257 "2021-12-28T05:32:01Z")\
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if you’re using your OS supplied Ruby, then you’ll need to install dev packages for it; you’ll need to figure out what exactly they are named, but it will likely be a variation of ruby\*-dev; perhaps `ruby-dev`.

> [@Benjamin\_D](#):
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> I’d try manually this part of the install script:

Alternatively, this should also work; I believe `ruby-build` sets up headers for you as part of the compilation process when installing a version.  
You’ll need to set up `rbenv` first though.

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