# How to install plugins

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944 "2007-01-30T23:20:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/1 "2007-01-30T23:20:03Z")

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This is my first attempt at installing a plugin, please help. I am  
using RadRails with Instant Rails. From the ruby console I tried (per  
documentation)

ruby script/plugin install svn://rubyforge.org//var/svn/fckeditorp/  
trunk/fckeditor

I get this:  
ruby: No such file or directory – script/plugin (LoadError)

what am I doing wrong? Also from what directory do I run the script?

Thanks in advance -K

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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/2 "2007-01-30T23:26:04Z")

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That command looks fine. It should be run in the root directory of  
your application.

Steve

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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/3 "2007-01-30T23:39:06Z")

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Please what is the root directory of an application? I tried running  
the script at lots of different locations only to get the same error?  
(sorry for the newbe questions)

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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/4 "2007-01-31T00:17:08Z")

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The application root is where the app, db, config, vendor and (of  
course) script folders (among others) are located.

Ex. (on Windows) would be like… “C:\src\my\_apps\this\_app”

You may also need to do the “ruby script/plugin discover” to add  
sources.

See  
“[http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2006/05/04/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-i](http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2006/05/04/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-i)”  
for more details.

Kim schrieb:

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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/5 "2007-01-31T03:10:19Z")

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You may also want to check out RaPT, Rails Plugin Tool:

[http://rapt.rubyforge.org/](http://rapt.rubyforge.org/)

I just discovered it recently at it has some nice features.

–

JP

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**Author:** ![kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-plugins/83944/6 "2007-01-31T01:02:13Z")

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Great thanks - I got it now 🙂