# Error trying to install rubygems on Ubuntu

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 20, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-trying-to-install-rubygems-on-ubuntu/170677 "2009-06-20T23:50:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-trying-to-install-rubygems-on-ubuntu/170677/1 "2009-06-20T23:50:02Z")

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I downloaded and unpacked rubygems-1.3.4 and when I try to execute  
setup I get the following message.

sudo ruby setup.rb  
./lib/rubygems.rb:11:in `require': no such file to load -- etc (LoadError) from ./lib/rubygems.rb:11 from setup.rb:24:in`require’  
from setup.rb:24

can anyone help me resolve this?