# Can't run console

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648 "2007-12-31T14:56:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSPablo_FernSSSSnd)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648/1 "2007-12-31T14:56:19Z")

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Hello,

When I try to run scrip/console I get this:

Loading development environment (Rails 2.0.2)  
/opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10:in `require': no such file to load -- readline (LoadError) from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10 from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in`require’  
from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in `load_modules' from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in`each’  
from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in `load_modules' from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in`setup’  
from /opt/rails//lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start’  
from /opt/rails/bin/irb:13

What am I missing? I’ve re-installed Ruby with readline dev packages  
installed  
and I couldn’t find a gem that looked like a solution to that.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSPablo_FernSSSSnd)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648/2 "2007-12-31T17:27:19Z")

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You need to install the readline gem

Michael

Michael

On Dec 31, 2007, at 5:55 AM, “J. Pablo Fernández” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSPablo_FernSSSSnd)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648/3 "2007-12-31T19:50:44Z")

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Where is it? I can’t find it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@JSPablo\_FernSSSSnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JSPablo_FernSSSSnd)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-run-console/124648/4 "2007-12-31T19:54:49Z")

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Nevermind (ruby-…/ext/readline).