# Can't load gem **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379 "2010-09-22T11:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/1 "2010-09-22T11:38:56Z")
Hi! I’ve run into some trouble while updating my ruby-version on ubuntu. I installed ruby1.9.1 linked /usr/bin/ruby to ruby1.9.1 installed rubygems1.3.7 with ruby1.9.1. My gem env output is this: RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.7 - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i486-linux] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/ruby1.9.1 - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/bin - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - x86-linux - GEM PATHS: - /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 - /home/jule/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 - GEM CONFIGURATION: - :update\_sources =\> true - :verbose =\> true - :benchmark =\> false - :backtrace =\> false - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 - REMOTE SOURCES: - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) When I run > ruby --disable-gems -S irb > require ‘rubygems’ > require ‘ri\_cal’ everything works fine! Does ruby load a wrong gem version by default? How is it possible to configure this? Is it an ruby or an ubuntu issue? Really don’t know how to find a solution. Thanks in advance. landge PS: I haven’t set any environment variables ---
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/2 "2010-09-22T11:45:59Z")
Jule N. wrote: > Hi! > > I’ve run into some trouble while updating my ruby-version on ubuntu. > I installed ruby1.9.1 linked /usr/bin/ruby to ruby1.9.1 > installed rubygems1.3.7 with ruby1.9.1. > when I run irb(main):001:0\> require ‘ri\_cal’ I get this error: LoadError: no such file to load – ri\_cal from (irb):1:in `require' from (irb):1 from /usr/bin/irb:12:in `’ irb(main):002:0\> with require gems its like this: irb(main):001:0\> require ‘rubygems’ =\> true irb(main):002:0\> require ‘ri\_cal’ LoadError: no such file to load – ri\_cal from (irb):2:in `require' from (irb):2 from /usr/bin/irb:12:in `’ irb(main):003:0\> > My gem env output is this: > > RubyGems Environment: > > - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.7 > - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i486-linux] > - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > - RUBY EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/ruby1.9.1 > - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: /usr/bin > - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: > - ruby > - x86-linux > > - GEM PATHS: > - /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > - /home/jule/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 > > - GEM CONFIGURATION: > - :update\_sources =\> true > - :verbose =\> true > - :benchmark =\> false > - :backtrace =\> false > - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 > > - REMOTE SOURCES: > - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) > > When I run > > > ruby --disable-gems -S irb > > require ‘rubygems’ > > require ‘ri\_cal’ > > everything works fine! > > Does ruby load a wrong gem version by default? > How is it possible to configure this? > Is it an ruby or an ubuntu issue? > > Really don’t know how to find a solution. > > Thanks in advance. > > landge > > PS: I haven’t set any environment variables ---
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/3 "2010-09-22T13:41:32Z")
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Jule N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I get this error: > irb(main):001:0\> require ‘rubygems’ > > > ``` > > - x86-linux > > - http://rubygems.org/ > > > > ``` > > > > How is it possible to configure this? > > Is it an ruby or an ubuntu issue? > > > > Really don’t know how to find a solution. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > landge > > > > PS: I haven’t set any environment variables Have you installed the ri\_cal gem under 1.9? there are separate gem directories for 1.8 and 1.9. Probably not the problem but Ruby 1.9.1 is getting rather old, but I guess that’s the latest debian/ubuntu packaged version of Ruby. – Rick DeNatale Blog: [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) Github: [rubyredrick (Rick DeNatale) · GitHub](http://github.com/rubyredrick) Twitter: @RickDeNatale WWR: [http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale](http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale) ---
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/4 "2010-09-22T13:54:15Z")
Rick Denatale wrote: > Have you installed the ri\_cal gem under 1.9? > > there are separate gem directories for 1.8 and 1.9. > > Probably not the problem but Ruby 1.9.1 is getting rather old, but I > guess that’s the latest debian/ubuntu packaged version of Ruby. I’ve installed ri\_cal under /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems and I added this path to the $RUBYLIB variable. It still doesn’t work. Maybe I should compile a newer ruby version? Thanks PS: Your ri\_cal gem works great when it’s loaded!! > – > Rick DeNatale > > Blog: [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) > Github: [rubyredrick (Rick DeNatale) · GitHub](http://github.com/rubyredrick) > Twitter: @RickDeNatale > WWR: [http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale](http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale) > LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale) ---
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/5 "2010-09-22T15:54:29Z")
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Jule N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ve installed ruby 1.9.2 from source and everything works fine now! > So, there must be a buck in the ruby 1.9 ubuntu version… I stopped using debian packaged Rubies a long time ago. They just don’t keep up well enough, and the packagers tend to break stuff. I was advised to install from source as a padawan Rubyist by Andy H. of the Pragmatic Programmers. I do the same thing on Mac OS X. And these days I do the installs and manage multiple ruby versions using RVM. – Rick DeNatale Blog: [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) Github: [rubyredrick (Rick DeNatale) · GitHub](http://github.com/rubyredrick) Twitter: @RickDeNatale WWR: [http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale](http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/9021-rick-denatale) LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdenatale) ---
**Author:** ![landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@landge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/landge)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-load-gem/195379/6 "2010-09-22T15:14:02Z")
I’ve installed ruby 1.9.2 from source and everything works fine now! So, there must be a buck in the ruby 1.9 ubuntu version… Thanks!