diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/cpu_info.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/cpu_info.rb
index a38dec8d..94931666 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/cpu_info.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/cpu_info.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 sigar = Sigar.new
 
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/df.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/df.rb
index 38a02014..3668aada 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/df.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/df.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 def format_size(size)
   return Sigar.format_size(size * 1024)
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/free.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/free.rb
index 71007a89..b2005e7f 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/free.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/free.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 sigar = Sigar.new
 mem = sigar.mem
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
index d0cf21cd..45412192 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/ifconfig.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 sigar = Sigar.new
 iflist = sigar.net_interface_list
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/logging.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/logging.rb
index a0524c24..e9845880 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/logging.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/logging.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Example illustrating the use of the optional logger.
 
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 require 'logger'
 
 sigar = Sigar.new
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/net_info.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/net_info.rb
index 22ca59c5..af22fe05 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/net_info.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/net_info.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Example illustrating the collecting of network information.
 
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 sigar = Sigar.new
 
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/netstat.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/netstat.rb
index 9903f281..b1b726ab 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/netstat.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/netstat.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 require 'socket'
 
 #XXX this example is incomplete wrt:
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/pargs.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/pargs.rb
index 92c7876b..fde9b4cd 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/pargs.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/pargs.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 def output(sigar, pid)
   args = sigar.proc_args(pid)
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/penv.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/penv.rb
index 1ca054c8..c2250ad0 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/penv.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/penv.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 def output(sigar, pid)
   env = sigar.proc_env(pid)
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/route.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/route.rb
index 5978b7cd..d51e2d5a 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/route.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/route.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 def flags(flags)
   f = ""
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/version.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/version.rb
index fbcccdf1..865af841 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/version.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 require 'rbconfig'
 
 puts "Sigar version......." + Sigar::VERSION
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/examples/who.rb b/bindings/ruby/examples/who.rb
index ab29574b..0bb921f9 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/examples/who.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/examples/who.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 def format_time(who)
   return Time.at(who.time).strftime("%b %e %H:%M")
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb b/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb
index 648f6e6f..0d4b4512 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/extconf.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'mkmf'
 require 'rbconfig'
 
-extension_name = 'rbsigar'
+extension_name = 'sigar'
 
 print 'Ruby platform=' + RUBY_PLATFORM + "\n"
 
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/rbsigar.c b/bindings/ruby/rbsigar.c
index ab650c56..6d598f0d 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/rbsigar.c
+++ b/bindings/ruby/rbsigar.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static void Init_rbsigar_version(VALUE rclass)
     RB_SIGAR_DEFINE_CONST_STR("VERSION", sv->version);
 }
 
-void Init_rbsigar(void)
+void Init_sigar(void)
 {
     VALUE rclass = rb_define_class("Sigar", rb_cObject);
 
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/test/helper.rb b/bindings/ruby/test/helper.rb
index 32ff247f..cab818a0 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/test/helper.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/test/helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'test/unit'
-require 'rbsigar'
+require 'sigar'
 
 module Test::Unit::Assertions
   def assert_gt_eq_zero(value, message)