# File lib not found

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-lib-not-found/228938>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [May 13, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-lib-not-found/228938 "2013-05-13T19:12:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![amarrextro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@amarrextro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amarrextro)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-lib-not-found/228938/1 "2013-05-13T19:12:54Z")

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Sorry guys, I recently successfully installed visual ruby but while  
trying to run it, I keep getting this error message.

C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in  
`require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/visualruby-0.1.2/vr:6:in `<top (required)>' from C:/Ruby193/bin/vr:23:in`load’  
from C:/Ruby193/bin/vr:23:in `’

OS: windows32: 8

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**Author:** ![amarrextro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@amarrextro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amarrextro)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-lib-not-found/228938/2 "2014-11-09T06:51:44Z")

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I am having similar problems - using Windows7 pro. Any suggestions?  
vr fails to start. Here is the output I get:

ruby 1.9.3p550 (2014-10-27) [i386-mingw32]

C:\Users\aurelia-bear-fawkes\>vr  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in  
`require': cannot load such file -- cairo.so (LoadError) from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/cairo-1.12.9-x86-mingw32/lib/ca  
iro.rb:46:in `rescue in <top (required)>' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/cairo-1.12.9-x86-mingw32/lib/ca iro.rb:42:in`\<top (required)\>’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:i  
n `require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/glib2-2.2.3-x86-mingw32/lib/gli  
b2.rb:97:in `<top (required)>' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:i  
n `require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/gtk2-2.2.3-x86-mingw32/lib/gtk2 /base.rb:12:in`\<top (required)\>’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:i  
n `require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/gtk2-2.2.3-x86-mingw32/lib/gtk2  
.rb:11:in `<top (required)>' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:i  
n `require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/gtksourceview2-2.2.3-x86-mingw3 2/lib/gtksourceview2.rb:8:in`\<top (required)\>’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:i  
n `require' from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i n`require’  
from  
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/visualruby-1.0.16/vr:4:in `<top (required)>' from C:/Ruby193/bin/vr:23:in`load’  
from C:/Ruby193/bin/vr:23:in `’

C:\Users\aurelia-bear-fawkes\>