# Installing ruby gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gems/144411>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 29, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gems/144411 "2008-07-29T13:13:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gems/144411/1 "2008-07-29T13:13:11Z")

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hi,  
I have installed ruby gems sucessfully in ubuntu 7.04  
in the command line if check the version i am getting the following  
error

gem -v

/usr/bin/gem:8:in `require’: no such file to load – rubygems  
(LoadError)  
from /usr/bin/gem:8

plz reply if anybody knows