# Help Installing a Ruby Module

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-a-ruby-module/107878>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 27, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-a-ruby-module/107878 "2007-06-27T02:35:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-a-ruby-module/107878/1 "2007-06-27T02:35:54Z")

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Hello,

I downloaded roscar from RubyForge in hopes of sending automated AIM  
messages to my cell phone. roscar seems to have no documentation  
whatsoever. I can probably figure out how to use it but how do I  
install a module manually? I’ve only done it using gems before. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-installing-a-ruby-module/107878/2 "2007-06-27T10:50:33Z")

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On 6/27/07, Matt W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I downloaded roscar from RubyForge in hopes of sending automated AIM  
> messages to my cell phone. roscar seems to have no documentation  
> whatsoever. I can probably figure out how to use it but how do I  
> install a module manually? I’ve only done it using gems before. Thanks!

Taking a quick look, you should be able to copy oscar.rb and the types  
directory to a new directory to a new directory  
C:\ruby\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\aim. On Linux, look around and figure out  
the  
equivalent path.

There is some minimal documentation embedded in the source - run rdoc  
from  
the directory you unzipped and that should help a little. client.rb  
looks  
like an example.

Les