Thanks for reporting this bug and making Ubuntu better. I get the same error when attempting to run compass on Ubuntu Maverick. The workaround with installing rubygems works as well. Dependencies for libcompass-ruby should probably be updated.
** Changed in: libcompass-ruby (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/702437 Title: Missing rubygems dependency Status in “libcompass-ruby” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: libcompass-ruby /usr/bin/compass does not work out of the box user@localhost:/~$ /usr/bin/compass /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass/dependencies.rb:2:in `require': no such file to load -- rubygems (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass/dependencies.rb:2 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass.rb:5:in `require' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass.rb:5 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass.rb:4:in `each' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/compass.rb:4 from /usr/bin/compass:4:in `require' from /usr/bin/compass:4 apt-get install'ing rubygems fixes the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: libcompass-ruby (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 13 10:15:27 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libcompass-ruby _______________________________________________ Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers mailing list Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers