# Trouble installing Gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 13, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272 "2006-12-13T19:15:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272/1 "2006-12-13T19:15:11Z")

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Hello, I am running Zenlinux 4.0 and i cannot seem to get Ruby Gems to  
work  
correctly. Zen ships with 1.8.4… i tried to install gems 0.9

sudo ruby setup.rb

gives me an error

“LoadError: no such file to load”

the file is obviously there… ( ls says so:-D )

so i removed the 1.8.4 and installed 1.8.5 to see if that was the  
problem,  
same result. My end goal is to get RoR running, and it seems crippled at  
this juncture. Any idea why i would not be able to install gems? it  
seems to  
get the same LoadError: kind of error whenever i try and “require”  
ANYTHING.  
going insane!  
thanks!  
-Jeff  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272/2 "2006-12-14T21:37:02Z")

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On 12/13/06, Jeff W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> so i removed the 1.8.4 and installed 1.8.5 to see if that was the problem,  
> same result. My end goal is to get RoR running, and it seems crippled at  
> this juncture. Any idea why i would not be able to install gems? it seems to  
> get the same LoadError: kind of error whenever i try and “require” ANYTHING.  
> going insane!

Could you please give a little more information – a exact copy of the  
error that shows the full LoadError message would be good. What is  
needed to help you out is the name of the file that is failing to  
load.

There was a recent post talking about similar load issues with FXRuby.  
Take a look at that thread for some hints, too. The subject line is  
“FXRuby 1.6.4 redux”

Blessings,  
TwP

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**Author:** ![jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272/3 "2006-12-15T00:35:28Z")

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On Dec 13, 2006, at 13:14, Jeff W. wrote:

> the file is obviously there… ( ls says so:-D )
> 
> so i removed the 1.8.4 and installed 1.8.5 to see if that was the  
> problem,  
> same result. My end goal is to get RoR running, and it seems  
> crippled at  
> this juncture. Any idea why i would not be able to install gems? it  
> seems to  
> get the same LoadError: kind of error whenever i try and “require”  
> ANYTHING.  
> going insane!

Please post the full error from “ruby setup.rb”

You’re probably missing the sources gem.

This has probably been fixed in rubygems svn.

–  
Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net)

I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!