# NameError: uninitialized constant I18n

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-i18n/158434>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 23, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-i18n/158434 "2009-01-23T08:53:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![remco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@remco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/remco)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nameerror-uninitialized-constant-i18n/158434/1 "2009-01-23T08:53:35Z")

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Just installed the plugin as described on the link below.

> **[Parallel - a digital product studio.](https://parallelmade.com?redirected=trueon-the-floor%2F11-introducing-has-foreign-language-an-easy-database-internationalization-plugin)**
>
> Strategy, custom web application design, native iOS and Android development and branded digital experiences. We build digital products that help companies.

If i fire up my console and then:

I18n.default\_locale = “en”

i got the error message:

NameError: uninitialized constant I18n  
from  
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:278:in  
`load_missing_constant' from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:467:in `const\_missing’  
from  
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:479:in  
`const\_missing’  
from (irb):1

Am i missing something here…a gem?

I use rails 2.2.

remco