# Please help - newbie questions

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-newbie-questions/49350 "2005-12-02T20:44:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-newbie-questions/49350/1 "2005-12-02T20:44:46Z")

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I am using windows, and I installed ruby with the 1-click install  
My ruby version is: ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [i386-mswin32]

I need to use ruby to make some XSLT transformations (I already have  
the XML and XSLT files).

I understand that before installing libxml wrapper and libxslt, i have  
to install Libxml from [http://xmlsoft.org](http://xmlsoft.org).

So I downloaded both

- libxslt-1.1.14+.win32.zip
- libxml2-2.6.20.win32.zip  
from [Index of /pub/libxml/](http://www.zlatkovic.com/pub/libxml/) then unzipped the contents.

But what now ? I have no idea what to do with this all.

Alex Netkachev explains that the libxml wrapper library depends on  
libm, libz (zlib), libiconv and libxml2.  
([http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?AlexNetkachev](http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?AlexNetkachev)).  
Do I have to first install evrrything separately ? Is there an easy way  
to make things right ?

… I am confused  
If someone can explain me how i can use ruby to make XSLT transforms,  
it would be great help.