sudo gem update --system  # Update to latest Rubygems (if any)
gem outdated  # Get list of outdated gems and update as necessary
sudo gem install XXX --include-dependencies
sudo gem clean  # Clean up outdated gems

# Install checkinstall and auto-apt if they aren't already installed.
sudo apt-get install checkinstall auto-apt


auto-apt run ./configure
make
sudo checkinstall # instead of "make install"