# Sqlite3 odd problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 13, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235 "2010-08-13T20:57:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dlucci)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235/1 "2010-08-13T20:57:08Z")

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greetings everyone,  
i wrote a program that inserts data into a database using sqlite3. it  
runs fine on freebsd 6.2 but when i try to run it on ubuntu 10.04, i get  
the following error:  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in  
`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- sqlite3 (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in`require’  
from SQL.rb:2

any help is appreciated.

cheers,  
dlucci

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**Author:** ![dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dlucci)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235/2 "2010-08-13T21:13:53Z")

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Either you don’t have the gem installed or you don’t have your gem\_path  
set.

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**Author:** ![dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dlucci)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235/3 "2010-08-13T21:21:30Z")

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gem list sqlite3

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

sqlite3-ruby (1.2.5)

If not loaded it and you should be good to go

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**Author:** ![dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dlucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dlucci)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite3-odd-problem/193235/4 "2010-08-13T23:27:58Z")

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On Aug 13, 4:02 pm, Derril L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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Ensure you have sqlite3-ruby gem installed:

gem install sqlite3-ruby

Ensure your script/app is loading RubyGems before loading sqlite3:

require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘sqlite3’