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 ### Installing dependencies on Debian
 
-    sudo apt-get install git ruby ruby-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev make zlib1g-dev
+    sudo apt-get install gcc git ruby ruby-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev make zlib1g-dev
 
 ### Installing dependencies on Fedora