I am trying to install the Ruby programming language on a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 system (i386 architecture)
(2.4.20-021stab022.11.777-enterprise) via the RPM package management
system (onto an Appliance Server package through MediaTemple). I
cannot compile the source because no compilation tools or libraries
are installed. When I try to install the official Ruby RPM package
from ruby-lang.org, I get dependency problems:

# rpm -ivh ruby-1.8.2-33.i386.rpm 
error: Failed dependencies:
        libruby.so.1.8 is needed by ruby-1.8.2-33
        ruby-libs = 20050226:1.8.2-33 is needed by ruby-1.8.2-33

# rpm -ivh ruby-libs-1.8.2-33.i386.rpm 
error: Failed dependencies:
        libdb-4.2.so is needed by ruby-libs-1.8.2-33

(it would seem that, though dependencies are not mentioned on the Ruby
site, there are some...)
# rpm -ivh db4-4.3.27-2.ppc.rpm 
error: Failed dependencies:
        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) is needed by db4-4.3.27-2
        libstdc++.so.6 is needed by db4-4.3.27-2
        libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3) is needed by db4-4.3.27-2
        libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4) is needed by db4-4.3.27-2

I contacted their technical support but they are unwilling to help. I
do have a Red Hat Fedora 3 installation (and the CD's) in the office
here, if that helps.
http://mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/as/linux/full_details.php

How can I get the Ruby programming language installed on this system
without spending a whole week tracking dependencies or installing
every compiler tool under the sun (or breaking my server)?!?