# Where on Ubuntu is Rails? **URL:** \ **Category:** rubyonrails-talk\ **Created:** [October 7, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906 "2013-10-07T13:40:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Ike](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/1 "2013-10-07T13:40:11Z")
I followed the setup instructions for a fresh install of Mint15 according to this excellent tutorial : [http://ryanbigg.com/2010/12/ubuntu-ruby-rvm-rails-and-you/](http://ryanbigg.com/2010/12/ubuntu-ruby-rvm-rails-and-you/) which sets up via rvm. I followed the instructions therein, but when I am in my ~ directory, i get: user@Mint15Mate64 ~ $ rails create test The program ‘rails’ can be found in the following packages: - rails - ruby-railties-3.2 Try: sudo apt-get install Oddly, if I also simply try: user@Mint15Mate64 ~ $ rake -T rake aborted! No Rakefile found (looking for: rakefile, Rakefile, rakefile.rb, Rakefile.rb) /home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/ruby\_executable\_hooks:15:in `eval' /home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/ruby_executable_hooks:15:in `’ (See full trace by running task with --trace) Something is not appearing in my path – but I dont know what the entry shuld be in my path. My path appears as: user@Mint15Mate64 ~ $ echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/user/.rvm/bin and if I do gem list I get: rails (4.0.0) railties (4.0.0) (among many other gems) Can someone please point me in the right direction so that I can invoke > rails create test please? Thanks, RVic ---
**Author:** ![Colin\_Law1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Colin\_Law1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Colin_Law1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/2 "2013-10-07T14:14:44Z")
What is shown by rvm info Colin ---
**Author:** ![Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Ike](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/3 "2013-10-07T14:19:28Z")
user@Mint15Mate64 ~ $ rvm info ruby-2.0.0-p247: system: uname: “Linux Mint15Mate64 3.8.0-19-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 17 18:16:28 UTC 2013 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux” system: “mint/15/x86\_64” bash: “/bin/bash =\> GNU bash, version 4.2.45(1)-release (x86\_64-pc-linux-gnu)” zsh: " =\> not installed" rvm: version: “rvm 1.22.17 (stable) by Wayne E. Seguin [wayneeseguin@gmail.com](mailto:wayneeseguin@gmail.com), Michal Papis [mpapis@gmail.com](mailto:mpapis@gmail.com) [[https://rvm.io/](https://rvm.io/)]” updated: “21 hours 28 minutes ago” path: “/home/user/.rvm” ruby: interpreter: “ruby” version: “2.0.0p247” date: “2013-06-27” platform: “x86\_64-linux” patchlevel: “2013-06-27 revision 41674” full\_version: “ruby 2.0.0p247 (2013-06-27 revision 41674) [x86\_64-linux]” homes: gem: “/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247” ruby: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247” binaries: ruby: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/ruby” irb: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/irb” gem: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/gem” rake: “/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global/bin/rake” environment: PATH: “/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin:/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global/bin:/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin:/home/user/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games” GEM\_HOME: “/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247” GEM\_PATH: “/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247:/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global” MY\_RUBY\_HOME: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247” IRBRC: “/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/.irbrc” RUBYOPT: “” gemset: “” ---
**Author:** ![Colin\_Law1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Colin\_Law1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Colin_Law1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/4 "2013-10-07T14:29:17Z")
Please quote the previous message when replying as it makes it easier to follow the thread. Thanks. > user@Mint15Mate64 ~ $ rvm info > > ruby-2.0.0-p247: > >   system:     uname: "Linux Mint15Mate64 3.8.0-19-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 17 18:16:28 UTC 2013 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux"     system: "mint/15/x86\_64"     bash: "/bin/bash =\> GNU bash, version 4.2.45(1)-release (x86\_64-pc-linux-gnu)"     zsh: " =\> not installed" > >   rvm:     version: "rvm 1.22.17 (stable) by Wayne E. Seguin \, Michal Papis \ [[https://rvm.io/\](https://rvm.io/%5C)]"     updated: "21 hours 28 minutes ago"     path: "/home/user/.rvm" > >   ruby:     interpreter: "ruby"     version: "2.0.0p247"     date: "2013-06-27"     platform: "x86\_64-linux"     patchlevel: "2013-06-27 revision 41674"     full\_version: "ruby 2.0.0p247 (2013-06-27 revision 41674) [x86\_64-linux]" > >   homes:     gem: "/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247"     ruby: "/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247" > >   binaries:     ruby: "/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/ruby"     irb: "/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/irb"     gem: "/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin/gem"     rake: "/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global/bin/rake" > >   environment:     PATH: "/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin:/home/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p247@global/bin:/home/user/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p247/bin:/home/user/.rvm/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games" Note that this shows the correct path. Have you got a file in your home folder .bash\_profile. If so, what is in it? Also did you remember the step in the tutorial where it says to run ~/.bash\_profile Colin Colin ---
**Author:** ![Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Ike](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/5 "2013-10-07T14:52:58Z")
Colin, ~/bash\_profile has only the following line: [[-s “$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm”]] && source “$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm” # Load RVM into a shell session _as a function_ when I reload bash profile: . ~/.bash\_profile rails works – it’s recognized by the. I have since rebooted since installing everything (I reloaded .bash\_profile befoe the reboot). Must I reload .bash\_profile every time? I thoughtthis was loaded whenever I opened a terminal window? Thanks so much for your help in getting this going! RVic ---
**Author:** ![Colin\_Law1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Colin\_Law1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Colin_Law1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/where-on-ubuntu-is-rails/67906/6 "2013-10-07T15:07:23Z")
> Colin, > > ~/bash\_profile has only the following line: > > [[-s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session \*as a function\* > > when I reload bash profile: . ~/.bash\_profile > > rails works -- it's recognized by the. I have since rebooted since installing everything (I reloaded .bash\_profile befoe the reboot). Must I reload .bash\_profile every time? I thoughtthis was loaded whenever I opened a terminal window? You should not have to do it each time. I am not sure why it might not be invoking it automatically. If you add the line in .bash\_profile to the file .bashrc then it should work ok. I don't think that it will matter that it is in .bash\_profile also, but if you get any error messages when logging in or opening a terminal then remove .bash\_profile (or rename it initially). Colin