unable to install nokogiri in ubuntu 12.04

Question

I am trying to setup rails env on my new ubuntu machine. But I am facing trouble while install nokogiri gem.. I have installed libxslt and libxml2 libs thourgh rvm pkg command as well as using apt-get. I thought it is showing me libxslt is missing error.

Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing nokogiri:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

        /home/hacker5/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/ruby extconf.rb --with-xslt-include=/usr/include/libxslt
checking for libxml/parser.h... yes
checking for libxslt/xslt.h... yes
checking for libexslt/exslt.h... yes
checking for iconv_open() in iconv.h... no
checking for iconv_open() in -liconv... yes
checking for xmlParseDoc() in -lxml2... yes
checking for xsltParseStylesheetDoc() in -lxslt... no
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libxslt is missing.  please visit http://nokogiri.org/tutorials/installing_nokogiri.html for help with installing dependencies.
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EDIT

I am using rvm setup and ruby 1.9.3

possible duplicate of [error installing nokogiri 1.5.0 with rails 3.1.0 and ubuntu](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8003523/error-installing-nokogiri-1-5-0-with-rails-3-1-0-and-ubuntu) — Rubyrider, Dec 24 '14 at 07:56

score 24 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 24 '14 at 07:51

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Try this:

# nokogiri requirements
sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev
gem install nokogiri

edited Dec 24 '14 at 07:51

Hertzel Guinness

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answered Jul 26 '12 at 06:19

Benjamin Tan Wei Hao

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`sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev` is sufficient for Ruby 1.9.3. – scarver2 Nov 22 '12 at 16:46
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The OP clearly stated his ruby version. Installing ruby packages when he is already using rvm is of no real help. – vvohra87 Mar 24 '14 at 13:18
Thanks. For me helped also: `sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev` – Ivan Chernykh Nov 01 '15 at 21:03

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 02 '14 at 07:35

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For Ruby 1.9.3 and 2.0, libxslt-dev and libxml2-dev are required.

sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev

answered Jan 02 '14 at 07:35

rdsoze

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Yes , this ran like a champ. You run this if you already have RUBY installed . and it worked. – z atef Jun 04 '14 at 01:55

kitteehh · Answer 3 · 2014-05-19T12:03:02.640

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this is what worked for me:

install nokogiri's dependencies

sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev
make sure nokogiri uses the system libraries

export NOKOGIRI_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=1
install nokogiri with the --verbose option, to get a better understanding of any problems

gem install --verbose nokogiri

edited May 19 '14 at 12:03

answered May 07 '14 at 16:21

kitteehh

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`gem install --verbose nokogiri` was exactly what I needed. Error: "virtual memory exhausted: Cannot allocate memory" - _sigh_ – Peter Klipfel Apr 28 '16 at 22:25

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 21 '13 at 05:03

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Since I stumbled upon this, here's what I did to resolve:

sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.1-dev

answered Dec 21 '13 at 05:03

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score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 01 '16 at 21:51

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On 14.0.4, using RVM, you need:

sudo apt-get install -y libgmp-dev

edited Apr 01 '16 at 21:51

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answered Jan 16 '16 at 14:24

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*This is the solution to the latest error* **Ubuntu** `14.04.4 LTS` **Ruby** `2.3.0` – blnc Apr 01 '16 at 20:52

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 02 '14 at 14:35

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Install ruby via rvm and then install below libs:

sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev

now try to install gem without sudo:

gem install nokogiri

answered Apr 02 '14 at 14:35

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 26 '14 at 17:11

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apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev -y && export NOKOGIRI_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=1 && gem install --verbose nokogiri

answered Nov 26 '14 at 17:11

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered May 03 '16 at 07:40

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for Centos / Redhat, try this: sudo yum install libxslt-devel libxml2-devel

answered May 03 '16 at 07:40

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