# Gem instal package

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 17, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658 "2009-09-17T08:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i8igmac)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658/1 "2009-09-17T08:24:30Z")

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This never works for me, the disered package is installed but when i  
attempt to use it

ruby install ocra  
ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
‘ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)’

whats the secret?

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**Author:** ![i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i8igmac)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658/2 "2009-09-17T08:26:00Z")

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Bigmac T. wrote:

> This never works for me, the disered package is installed but when i  
> attempt to use it
> 
> ruby install ocra  
> ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
> ‘ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)’
> 
> whats the secret?

gadamn miss type…

gem install ocra  
ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)

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**Author:** ![i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i8igmac)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658/3 "2009-09-17T08:49:51Z")

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> gem install ocra  
> ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
> ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)

gem update

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**Author:** ![i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i8igmac)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658/4 "2009-09-17T08:57:19Z")

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Bigmac T. wrote:

> > gem install ocra  
> > ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
> > ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)
> 
> gem update

that was a waist of time… i have all these gems that are useless…

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**Author:** ![i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/919ad9/32.png) [@i8igmac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i8igmac)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-instal-package/175658/5 "2009-09-17T10:25:49Z")

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On Sep 17, 8:26 am, Bigmac T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> gadamn miss type…
> 
> gem install ocra  
> ruby ocra.rb test.rb  
> ruby: No such file or directory – ocra.rb (LoadError)

you should do:

ocra test.rb

Not ruby ocra.rb

Or if you prepend “ruby” you should do it this way:

ruby -S ocra test.rb