# Problems installing wordnet 0.0.5 on Ubuntu **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wordnet-0-0-5-on-ubuntu/152863 "2008-11-08T14:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pabloq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@pabloq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pabloq)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wordnet-0-0-5-on-ubuntu/152863/1 "2008-11-08T14:44:38Z")
Hi all, I got this error trying to install wordnet: root@castor-laptop:/home/castor# gem install wordnet --remote Successfully installed wordnet-0.0.5 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for wordnet-0.0.5… Installing RDoc documentation for wordnet-0.0.5… Could not find main page README Could not find main page README Could not find main page README Could not find main page README root@castor-laptop:/home/castor# irb irb(main):001:0\> require ‘rubygems’ =\> true irb(main):002:0\> require ‘wordnet’ _LoadError: no such file to load – bdb_ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`require’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wordnet-0.0.5/lib/wordnet/lexicon.rb:34 from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`require’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wordnet-0.0.5/lib/wordnet.rb:83 from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in`require’ from (irb):2 irb(main):003:0\> Any idea? Thanks