$ gem install -y ruby-opengl -r INFO: `gem install -y` is now default and will be removed INFO: use --ignore-dependencies to install only the gems you list ERROR: While executing gem ... (Errno::EACCES) Permission denied - /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/mkrf-0.2.3.gem dexter@shodan:~/software/gltail-0.1.0$ sudo gem install -y ruby-opengl -r INFO: `gem install -y` is now default and will be removed INFO: use --ignore-dependencies to install only the gems you list Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing ruby-opengl: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. rake RUBYARCHDIR=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0/lib RUBYLIBDIR=/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0/lib /usr/bin/ruby1.8 mkrf_conf.rb (in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0) rake gcc -fPIC -Wall -g -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -fPIC -Wall -DRUBY_VERSION=185 -I/usr/include -I/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i486-linux -I/usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8 -I. -c gl-1.3.c (in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0/ext/gl) In file included from gl-1.3.c:16: ../common/common.h:45:21: error: GL/glut.h: No such file or directory rake aborted! Command failed with status (1): [gcc -fPIC -Wall -g -fno-strict-aliasing -...] /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0/ext/gl/Rakefile:29 (See full trace by running task with --trace) rake aborted! Command failed with status (1): [rake...] (See full trace by running task with --trace) Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruby-opengl-0.60.0/gem_make.out