# Gem install of rubyzip working, but not

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 24, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999 "2008-07-24T15:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nathandelane)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999/1 "2008-07-24T15:20:21Z")

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I installed the rubyzip gem with the command:

roboticbuddha:documents User$ gem install rubyzip  
Successfully installed rubyzip-0.9.1  
1 gem installed  
roboticbuddha:documents User$

Everything looks fine, but when I try to run a script:

require ‘zip/zipfilesystem’

It bombs, saying:

roboticbuddha:documents User$ ruby docxreader.rb  
docxreader.rb:2:in `require’: no such file to load – zip/zipfilesystem  
(LoadError)  
from docxreader.rb:2

I’ve updated gems with the “sudo gem update --system” command and  
installed rubyzip again. No luck.

Any ideas??

Thanks,  
Nathan

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**Author:** ![nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nathandelane)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999/2 "2008-07-25T01:38:48Z")

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Nathan L. wrote:

> Any ideas??
> 
> Thanks,  
> Nathan

Always need to

require ‘rubygems’

first when using gems.

-Justin

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**Author:** ![nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nathandelane)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999/3 "2008-07-25T17:50:05Z")

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Justin C. wrote:

> Nathan L. wrote:
> 
> > Any ideas??
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Nathan
> 
> Always need to
> 
> require ‘rubygems’
> 
> first when using gems.
> 
> -Justin

Thanks! Crazy that I’ve never done that before, but I have used gems  
that I’ve installed. Weird.

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**Author:** ![nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nathandelane)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-of-rubyzip-working-but-not/143999/4 "2008-07-25T22:08:01Z")

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Nathan L. wrote:

> > Always need to

Depending on your environment, it may be done automatically for you.

-Justin