# Simple Captcha setup problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 2, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765 "2009-03-02T08:45:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765/1 "2009-03-02T08:45:03Z")

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$ rake simple\_captcha:setup  
rake aborted!  
libMagickCore.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or  
directory - /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/x86\_64-linux/RMagick.so

(See full trace by running task with --trace)

how can I fix it?

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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765/2 "2009-03-02T10:09:06Z")

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Zhenning G. wrote:

> $ rake simple\_captcha:setup  
> rake aborted!  
> libMagickCore.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or  
> directory - /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/x86\_64-linux/RMagick.so
> 
> (See full trace by running task with --trace)
> 
> how can I fix it?

This is because it is unable to find the library files. The best thing  
to do would be to login as root and issue

ldconfig /usr/lib

alternatively, try exporting the path of libs to current path

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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765/3 "2009-03-02T10:10:31Z")

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just install RMagick / ImageMagick (there should be a gem for this).

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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha-setup-problem/161765/4 "2009-03-02T13:34:42Z")

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Rails L. wrote:

> This is because it is unable to find the library files. The best thing  
> to do would be to login as root and issue
> 
> ldconfig /usr/lib
> 
> alternatively, try exporting the path of libs to current path

it’s done when I reinstall my rmagick and i\*magick.