# Absolute beginner

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-beginner/187530>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 24, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-beginner/187530 "2010-04-24T23:50:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/848f3c/32.png) [@octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/octopushole)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-beginner/187530/1 "2010-04-24T23:50:57Z")

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I am an absolute beginner.

Tried to install RoR on our server.

You can view the log at

[http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUIy-caPIiXgZDgzaDM0cV8xOTBnZm5ycWZnOA&hl=en](http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUIy-caPIiXgZDgzaDM0cV8xOTBnZm5ycWZnOA&hl=en)

In the end, I was expecting some sort of answer to the command

#which ruby

instead, there is no answer as nothing was installed.

What do I miss ?

Thank you

Peppe

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**Author:** ![octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/848f3c/32.png) [@octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/octopushole)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-beginner/187530/2 "2010-04-25T00:54:10Z")

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On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 6:49 AM, octopushole [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> In the end, I was expecting some sort of answer to the command
> 
> #which ruby
> 
> instead, there is no answer as nothing was installed.

Since everything in that log refers to ‘ruby1.8’, maybe you should try  
`which ruby1.8`; either that or use `find` to figure out where ruby got  
installed and put it in your path yourself.

## HTH,

Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
twitter: @hassan

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**Author:** ![octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/848f3c/32.png) [@octopushole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/octopushole)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-beginner/187530/3 "2010-04-26T09:26:04Z")

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that was it.

Thank you

Peppe