Can't install curb gem in Linux Mint - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have a problem with installing curb. When I type in my console:
sudo gem install curb
It returns me following error:
Fetching: curb-0.8.6.gem (100%)
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing curb:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/usr/bin/ruby1.9.1 extconf.rb
checking for curl-config... no
checking for main() in -lcurl... no
*** 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=/usr/bin/ruby1.9.1
--with-curl-dir
--without-curl-dir
--with-curl-include
--without-curl-include=${curl-dir}/include
--with-curl-lib
--without-curl-lib=${curl-dir}/lib
--with-curllib
--without-curllib
extconf.rb:23:in `<main>': Can't find libcurl or curl/curl.h (RuntimeError)
Try passing --with-curl-dir or --with-curl-lib and --with-curl-include
options to extconf.
Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/curb-0.8.6 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/curb-0.8.6/ext/gem_make.out
I don't have any idea how to solve this problem. I was looking for some solution in Google but not find anything that will help me to solve this problem. Please help...
EDIT:
Here is mkmf.log file. Maybe it will be helpfull in debuging:
find_executable: checking for curl-config... -------------------- no
--------------------
have_library: checking for main() in -lcurl... -------------------- no
"gcc -o conftest -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/x86_64-linux -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby/backward -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1 -I. -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC conftest.c -L. -L/usr/lib -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -L/build/buildd/ruby1.9.1-1.9.3.484/debian/lib -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby-1.9.1 -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lcrypt -lm -lc"
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: #include "ruby.h"
2:
3: int main(int argc, char **argv)
4: {
5: return 0;
6: }
/* end */
"gcc -o conftest -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/x86_64-linux -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby/backward -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1 -I. -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC conftest.c -L. -L/usr/lib -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -L/build/buildd/ruby1.9.1-1.9.3.484/debian/lib -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby-1.9.1 -lcurl -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lcrypt -lm -lc"
conftest.c: In function ‘t’:
conftest.c:4:53: error: ‘main’ undeclared (first use in this function)
int t() { void ((*volatile p)()); p = (void ((*)()))main; return 0; }
^
conftest.c:4:53: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
conftest.c:4:28: warning: variable ‘p’ set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
int t() { void ((*volatile p)()); p = (void ((*)()))main; return 0; }
^
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: #include "ruby.h"
2:
3: /*top*/
4: int t() { void ((*volatile p)()); p = (void ((*)()))main; return 0; }
5: int main(int argc, char **argv)
6: {
7: if (argc > 1000000) {
8: printf("%p", &t);
9: }
10:
11: return 0;
12: }
/* end */
"gcc -o conftest -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/x86_64-linux -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby/backward -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1 -I. -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC conftest.c -L. -L/usr/lib -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -L/build/buildd/ruby1.9.1-1.9.3.484/debian/lib -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby-1.9.1 -lcurl -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lcrypt -lm -lc"
conftest.c: In function ‘t’:
conftest.c:4:1: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘main’ [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
int t() { main(); return 0; }
^
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcurl
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: #include "ruby.h"
2:
3: /*top*/
4: int t() { main(); return 0; }
5: int main(int argc, char **argv)
6: {
7: if (argc > 1000000) {
8: printf("%p", &t);
9: }
10:
11: return 0;
12: }
/* end */
--------------------

Answer 1

If you are on Ubuntu do this before proceeding:
sudo apt-get install libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libcurl4-openssl-dev
Alternatively for other OS install, download package from here after selecting your OS:
http://curl.haxx.se/dlwiz/?type=devel

Answer 2

Your Mint installation is probably missing the curl dev libraries.
Try this on the command line:
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev

Answer 3

Use command from previous answer
sudo apt-get install libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libcurl4-openssl-dev
Sometimes Mint can't install libcurl4-openssl-dev because of next error.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libldap2-dev : Depends: libldap-2.4-2 (= 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.2) but 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.3 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
In my case I've resolved it with next command:
sudo aptitude install libldap2-dev
At first it suggested to do nothing, I've selected No, then it suggested to downgrade my current install to proper version. I've selected Yes. Then I was able to install libcurl4-openssl-dev as usual