having problem to install the gem `mysql`

I am having problem to install the gem `mysql`.

kirti@kirti-Aspire-5733Z:~$ gem install mysql Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing mysql:   ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    /home/kirti/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p0/bin/ruby extconf.rb checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient checking for main() in -lm... yes checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient checking for main() in -lz... yes checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient checking for main() in -lsocket... no checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient checking for main() in -lnsl... yes checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient checking for main() in -lmygcc... no checking for mysql_query()... -lmysqlclient *** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:   --with-opt-dir   --without-opt-dir   --with-opt-include   --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include   --with-opt-lib   --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib   --with-make-prog   --without-make-prog   --srcdir=.   --curdir   --ruby=/home/kirti/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p0/bin/ruby   --with-mysql-config   --without-mysql-config   --with-mysql-dir   --without-mysql-dir   --with-mysql-include   --without-mysql-include=${mysql-dir}/include   --with-mysql-lib   --without-mysql-lib=${mysql-dir}/   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib   --with-mlib   --without-mlib   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib   --with-zlib   --without-zlib   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib   --with-socketlib   --without-socketlib   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib   --with-nsllib   --without-nsllib   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib   --with-mygcclib   --without-mygcclib   --with-mysqlclientlib   --without-mysqlclientlib

Gem files will remain installed in /home/kirti/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p0/gems/mysql-2.9.1 for inspection. Results logged to /home/kirti/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p0/gems/mysql-2.9.1/ext/mysql_api/gem_make.out

found the answer from this thread -

sudo apt-get install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

praneeth thota wrote in post #1122041:

sudo apt-get install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Humm..Thanks for that! Any good documentation for the same would you share ?