# Where are the plugins installed through gems?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 23, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662 "2009-05-23T18:01:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aupayo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@aupayo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aupayo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662/1 "2009-05-23T18:01:34Z")

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Hello,

I installed a plugin as a GemPlugin and now I want to modify it, but I  
am unable to find it!  
Its somewhere in the system (not in vendor/plugins of my rails app),  
but I don’t remember where!!

Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![aupayo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@aupayo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aupayo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662/2 "2009-05-23T18:33:29Z")

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solved: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/