Cannot require 'rmagick' despite normal installation on Ubuntu (LoadError: no such file to load -- rmagick)

Question

I have installed all the dev files (sudo apt-get install libmagick++-dev libmagickcore-dev libmagickwand-dev) as well as the gem itself (gem install rmagick), and everything installed just fine, no compilation or installation errors in either steps.

The problem occurs whenever I actually require 'rmagick':

ruby-1.9.2-p290 :001 > require 'rmagick'
LoadError: no such file to load -- rmagick
  from /home/marfay/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'
  from /home/marfay/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'
  from (irb):1
  from /home/marfay/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/bin/irb:16:in `<main>'

I have tried numerous ruby installs of different version on rvm, as well as system installs using aptitude, everything failed at require with the same error message.

Any guidance greatly appreciated!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=306216 – quanta Oct 19 '11 at 23:44 — quanta, Oct 19 '11 at 23:44
Didn't work, unfortunately. Still same problem. – Mark Oct 20 '11 at 02:10 — Mark, Oct 20 '11 at 02:10

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 20 '11 at 06:30

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Try RMagick instead of rmagick:

$ irb
irb(main):001:0> require 'RMagick'
=> true
irb(main):003:0> puts Magick::Long_version
This is RMagick 2.13.1 ($Date: 2009/12/20 02:33:33 $) Copyright (C) 2009 by Timothy P. Hunter
Built with ImageMagick 6.6.8-5 2011-07-08 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org
Built for ruby 1.8.7
Web page: http://rmagick.rubyforge.org
Email: rmagick@rubyforge.org
=> nil
irb(main):004:0>

answered Oct 20 '11 at 06:30

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Wow...just wow... – Mark Oct 21 '11 at 21:21

Cannot require 'rmagick' despite normal installation on Ubuntu (LoadError: no such file to load -- rmagick)

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