server:~# gem install -y mysql
Select which gem to install for your platform (i486-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 -y mysql
extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
        from extconf.rb:1


Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem_make.out
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server:~# gem install -y mysql
Select which gem to install for your platform (i486-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
> 4
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 -y mysql
extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
        from extconf.rb:1


Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.6 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.6/gem_make.out