I got some rpms from the FreeRide file repository. There are rpms for FOX FXRuby, fxscintilla and FreeRide. They all installed without trouble, but FreeRide doesn't work. I just get a list of things that failed (output below). Is there any chance that FreeRide might be ported to one of the more standard GUIs? Fox is not very useful if people can't get it installed. If FreeRide used Gtk or QT you could still include, for the Windows users, an automatic installer. I just don't think that we want to make the Ruby IDE so inaccessible to the Unix/Linux users. Here is the output: $ freeride Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-appframe Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-fox_services Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-toolbar Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-menubar Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-editpane Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-outputpane Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-dockpane Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-menupane Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui-dockbar Failing to load: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to load: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-appframe Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-fox_services Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-toolbar Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-menubar Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-editpane Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-outputpane Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-dockpane Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-outputpane Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-dockbar Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-menupane Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-menubar Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui-dockbar Failing to start: rubyide_fox_gui Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_source_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_script_runner Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_file_browser Failing to start: rubyide_tools_fox_databus_inspector And it just hangs at this point. Daniel Carrera Graduate Teaching Assistant. Math Dept. University of Maryland. (301) 405-5137