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Shaun Thomas
1,529 PointsNOOB - Try to install Ruby... Help!
Hello TreeHouse Forum!
I'm watching the Ruby Course and I've been stuck simply trying to install the Railsnstaller. I keep getting the following error message
"There has been an error. Error changing group of / opt/rix to dvm The application will exit now. "
What do I do?
9 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIt's a permissions error. The easiest way to fix it, is to run Repair Disk Permissions on your hard drive.
- Open
Disk Utility - Choose
Macintosh HD - Click
Repair Disk Permissions
Sean Gaffney
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,560 PointsHey Shaun, are you trying to install Ruby on a Windows or OSX machine? (Or Linux?)
Shaun Thomas
1,529 PointsOSX Version 10.8.2
James Barnett
39,199 PointsSounds like a permissions issue to me.
Ryan Carson
23,287 PointsShaun, can you please tell us what errors you're getting?
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherHey Shaun, this is a strange error. Try restarting your computer and re-running the RailsInstaller, I've heard reports that helps.
Shaun Thomas
1,529 PointsHey guys thanks for all your help , I got an email from Jason telling me to do the same thing as James suggested ... And now it works! Thanks everyone! Now my problem is how do you get the terminal to find the text mate .rb document?
James Barnett
39,199 PointsShaun - You just need to change your working directory in the terminal. Check out Jim's awesome Getting Started with the Console stage, to learn all about navigating around via the command line.
Sean Gaffney
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,560 PointsAre you just trying to open the .rb document in TextMate from the terminal? If so, make sure you have have the mate command installed using the pane pictured here:
Then just type mate path/to/file.rb in the terminal and the file should open in TextMate. If that's not what you're looking for just let us know and we'll do our best to get you sorted.
