# Unable to load fireruby gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-load-fireruby-gem/114700>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-load-fireruby-gem/114700 "2007-09-17T13:24:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-load-fireruby-gem/114700/1 "2007-09-17T13:24:27Z")

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I get the following error when trying to load fireruby, despite having  
used “sudo gem install fireruby” to install the gem and confirming  
that fr\_lib.so exists at the location pointed to by the path.

I have the following in my test program which reports the error (see  
below):

require ‘rubygems’  
require\_gem ‘fireruby’

\*\*\* Error \*\*\*

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fireruby-0.4.0-i586-linux/lib/  
fr\_lib.so: libfbclient.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such  
file or directory - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fireruby-0.4.0-  
i586-linux/lib/fr\_lib.so (LoadError)  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_require.rb:32:in `require' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fireruby-0.4.0-i586- linux/lib/fireruby.rb:21 from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ custom_require.rb:32:in`gem\_original\_require’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_require.rb:32:in `require' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:282:in`activate’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:281:in  
`each' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:281:in`activate’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:76:in  
`active_gem_with_options' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:61:in`require\_gem’  
from test.rb:2

Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-load-fireruby-gem/114700/2 "2007-09-25T23:02:38Z")

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On 9/15/07, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> \*\*\* Error \*\*\*  
> custom\_require.rb:32:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:61:in `require\_gem’  
> from test.rb:2
> 
> Any help appreciated.

Permissions, maybe?

Todd