# Problem with gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 21, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448 "2007-06-21T22:32:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448/1 "2007-06-21T22:32:40Z")

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Hello everybody !

I just installed some gem but when I want to use it Ruby comes up with  
a “no such file to load” message. Has anyone an idea where gem  
installs the packages ? Or what did I do wrong ?

Dominik

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448/2 "2007-06-21T22:36:40Z")

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On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:31:58 +0900, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> I just installed some gem but when I want to use it Ruby comes up with  
> a “no such file to load” message. Has anyone an idea where gem  
> installs the packages ? Or what did I do wrong ?

Did you require ‘rubygems’?

-mental

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448/3 "2007-06-21T22:38:40Z")

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You may need to do this:

require ‘rubygems’  
before requiring your gem

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gems/107448/4 "2007-06-22T12:57:10Z")

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Okay, now it’s working.  
Thanks a lot for your help !

Dominik

2007/6/21, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):