# Errors using ruby script/console

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-using-ruby-script-console/103811>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-using-ruby-script-console/103811 "2007-05-10T15:36:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-using-ruby-script-console/103811/1 "2007-05-10T15:36:18Z")

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HI all, when i try to use the rails console with this command, ruby  
script/console, i got the following errors:

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

googled up and follow all instructions, still hitting this error. Any  
ideas?

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errors-using-ruby-script-console/103811/2 "2007-05-10T15:50:18Z")

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ok, solved. This is a little confusing according to some forums. I  
will show u guys a step by step.

1. apt-get install libncurses5-dev libreadline5-dev

2. cd /ruby-1.8.6/ext/readline$

3. ruby extconf.rb

4. make

5. sudo make install

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