Problems with installing the ruby libnet module

Hi,
I tried to install the Ruby Libnet module from http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-libnet/ . So I downloaded it with svn update to my local machine and wanted to install it with:ruby extconf.rb .
But this just gives me an error:

>>> ruby extconf.rb

checking for main() in -lnet... no
Dependency failed
*** 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/ruby1.8
         --with-netlib
         --without-netlib

>>> cat mkmf.log

have_library: checking for main() in -lnet... -------------------- no

"gcc -o conftest -I. -I/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i486-linux -I. -Wall -g -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -fPIC conftest.c -L"/usr/lib" -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby1.8-static -lnet -lpthread -ldl -lcrypt -lm -lc"
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lnet
collect2: ld gab 1 als Ende-Status zurück
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: /*top*/
2: int main() { return 0; }
3: int t() { void ((*volatile p)()); p = (void ((*)()))main; return 0; }
/* end */

"gcc -o conftest -I. -I/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i486-linux -I. -Wall -g -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -fPIC conftest.c -L"/usr/lib" -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby1.8-static -lnet -lpthread -ldl -lcrypt -lm -lc"
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lnet
collect2: ld gab 1 als Ende-Status zurück
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: /*top*/
2: int main() { return 0; }
3: int t() { main(); return 0; }
/* end */

so it seems I'm missing the lnet library ?!?!? But what is this and any idea how to install it on linux (ubuntu) ?

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got some help elsewhere:

one needs libnet1-dev to be installed to get it compiled correctly :slight_smile:

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              //\\/ , \//\\
              >/\| ,;;;;;, |/\|
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             // \/ . \/ \\
            (| ,-_| \ | / |_-, |)
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             // /.-(() ())-.\ \\
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