Configuring issue when install a version of Ruby with RVM

Question

RVM is installed and running. I am trying to install Ruby 2.0, but this happens with any version I try to install. This is a fresh install of rvm without ruby. I am running Debian Squeeze.

After running

rvm install 2.0

I get this error:

Installing Ruby from source to: /home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p0, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)...
    ruby-2.0.0-p0 - #downloading ruby-2.0.0-p0, this may take a while depending on your connection...
    ruby-2.0.0-p0 - #extracted to /home/user/.rvm/src/ruby-2.0.0-p0 (already extracted)
    ruby-2.0.0-p0 - #configuring...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    Error running './configure --prefix=/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p0 --disable-install-doc --enable-shared',
    please read /home/user/.rvm/log/ruby-2.0.0-p0/configure.log
    There has been an error while running configure. Halting the installation.

I see this error when I read /home/user/.rvm/log/ruby-2.0.0-p0/configure.log

checking if make is GNU make... ./configure: line 18790: make: command
not found no checking for safe null command for make... configure:
error: no candidate for safe null command

I then run:

rvm install 2.0.0 --autolibs=4 --debug

Then I get this error

ruby-2.0.0-p0 - #configuring... Error running './configure
--prefix=/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p0 --disable-install-doc --enable-shared', please read /home/user/.rvm/log/ruby-2.0.0-p0/configure.log There has been an error while running configure. Halting the installation.
__rvm_rm_rf already gone: /home/user/.rvm/tmp/26623*

I am not sure what to do after this point

Answer 1

Generally for certain gems you will probably also need

apt-get install build-essential