# Installation problems, Radiant 0.63 fresh install

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [October 11, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980 "2007-10-11T21:11:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Niko_Kotiniemi)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980/1 "2007-10-11T21:11:18Z")

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Hi,

I’ve tried Googling for a solution and reading through the tutorials,  
how to’s etc. but to no avail, it seems that I’ve a rare sort of  
problem.

I have Ruby, Rails and Radiant (+MySQL) installed on a Ubuntu 7,04  
desktop computer, Rails and Radiant were successfully installed  
through gems.

For some reason the command Radiant cannot be found - as if some path  
statement was missing, the same applies to rake as well.

Following these instructions:  
"Once you have the gem installed, use the “radiant” command to create  
a new project:

% radiant --database [mysql|postresql|sqlite3] path/to/project"

produces the following error (the same with sudo …):  
main:~$ radiant  
bash: radiant: command not found

Any ideas what should be added and where and how? I’m hoping I could  
get to familiarize myself with Radiant before considering it for some  
projects.

Kindest regards,

Niko Kotiniemi

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**Author:** ![Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Niko_Kotiniemi)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980/2 "2007-10-11T21:21:55Z")

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Hi Niko,

The path to radiant should be /usr/bin/radiant. Does that file exist?  
If it does there is likely something wrong with your $PATH  
environment variable in your shell. What is the output of echo $PATH?

-teyo

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**Author:** ![Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Niko_Kotiniemi)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980/3 "2007-10-11T21:28:24Z")

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Niko,

I had the same issue on Debian and it was a pathing problem. What you  
need  
to do is open up your .bashrc and add the path to the Radiant stuff.  
Add  
something like this to the end (substitute the real path to your stuff):

```
            export PATH=${PATH}:/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin

```

Later…  
Richard

BTW: You’ll either have to log out or execute ‘source ~/.bashrc’ before  
the  
changes will show up.

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**Author:** ![Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Niko_Kotiniemi)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980/4 "2007-10-11T21:28:24Z")

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Does the ‘rails’ command work?

If not, then wherever gem is installing executables isn’t in your path.

If so, then my guess is something went awry when Radiant installed,  
have you tried a gem uninstall and then reinstall?

-James

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**Author:** ![Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@Niko\_Kotiniemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Niko_Kotiniemi)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problems-radiant-0-63-fresh-install/116980/5 "2007-10-11T22:51:20Z")

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Wow, I’m awed by the response!

I’m suspecting it’s the path as well, as to why it wasn’t set properly  
with the gem install - I’ve no idea, maybe it’s something related to  
the debian/ubuntu distro, rails works properly.

Echoing the path revealed that it’s Radiant isn’t listed:  
main:~$ echo $PATH  
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games

My next question would have been what it would have been supposed to  
be, but that was already answered! Therefore, the newly updated path  
is:

main:~$ echo $PATH  
$/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin

And radiant responds, I’m very grateful! (although I’m wondering why  
Rails works while Radiant didn’t as they’re both installed through  
gems).

Kindest regards,

Niko Kotiniemi