# Need help installing ruby and libraries **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [30 March 2010 20:31 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948 "2010-03-30T20:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jaime_Stuardo1)\ **Post date:** [30 March 2010 20:31 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/1 "2010-03-30T20:31:28Z")
Hello everybody... I want to install Redmine Project Management in my PC (Windows XP), whose requirement is Ruby On Rails. So I need to install Ruby on my machine and it is at that point where I've got my first problems. Other requirements of Redmine are RubyGems 1.3.1 and Rake 0.8.3. Well, First, I have downloaded Ruby from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=167](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167) and installed it. It worked well. Then I have downloaded RubyGems from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=126](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126) and installed it. It worked well too. Now I have problems installing Rails. The page [http://rubyonrails.org/download](http://rubyonrails.org/download) says that to install rails I have to issue this command: gem install rails. After I issued that command, this error was shown: ERROR: [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) does not appear to be a repository ERROR: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository I thought I have to download Rails and place somewhere in my disk, so I downloaded rails-2.2.3.tar file but I don't know how can I tell gem to load it and install it. By the way, that file was downloaded from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=307](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=307) and strangely although the file name should be rails-2.2.3.gem, it was downloaded as rails-2.2.3.tar. Well... giving up with Rails installation, I continued with Rake. I have downloaded it and in this case I uncompressed the tar file and then execute the install.rb file with ruby command but I got an error concerning ftools. ruby c:\rake\install.rb c:/rake/install.rb:3:in `require': no such file to load -- ftools (LoadError)         from c:/rake/install.rb:3:in `\' Well.... to finish fighting with this, I searched for ftools and I have found that it belongs to the ruby standard library. Well, I downloaded the file ruby-doc-stdlib-0.10.1.tar and uncompress it. Then, after changing to that directory, I issued the ruby command again, getting another error: ruby install.rb install.rb:86: formal argument cannot be an instance variable ...on to DIR/stdlib") { |@doc\_base| } ... ^ Finally I gave up and decided to ask to the list. Why is so difficult to install it? Can you please point me in the right direction? Thanks a lot in advanced, Jaime ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Lavena1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Luis\_Lavena1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Luis_Lavena1)\ **Post date:** [30 March 2010 23:55 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/2 "2010-03-30T23:55:05Z")
> Hello everybody... > > I want to install Redmine Project Management in my PC (Windows XP), > whose requirement is Ruby On Rails. So I need to install Ruby on my > machine and it is at that point where I've got my first problems. > > Other requirements of Redmine are RubyGems 1.3.1 and Rake 0.8.3. > > Well, First, I have downloaded Ruby from > [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=167and](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167and) installed it. It worked well. Please specify which version did you download. Where you installed it, if you are a member of Administrators group under your computer. The more details you provide, the better. > Then I have downloaded RubyGems from > [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=126and](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126and) installed it. It worked well > too. All the versions of Ruby you downloaded from previous link included RubyGems, which version did you manually downloaded? How you installed it? > Now I have problems installing Rails. The page > [http://rubyonrails.org/downloadsays](http://rubyonrails.org/downloadsays) that to install rails I have to > issue this command: gem install rails. After I issued that command, this > error was shown: > > ERROR: [http://rubygems.org/does](http://rubygems.org/does) not appear to be a repository > ERROR: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository Please provide the output of "gem env" command so we know exactly which version of RubyGems and Ruby you're dealing with. > Well... giving up with Rails installation, I continued with Rake. I have > downloaded it and in this case I uncompressed the tar file and then > execute the install.rb file with ruby command but I got an error > concerning ftools. Rake is distributed as a gem, should be able to install using RubyGems. Which version did you donwloaded? from where? > Finally I gave up and decided to ask to the list. > > Why is so difficult to install it? Can you please point me in the right > direction? So far you're the first one reporting these series of issues. Please provide answers to my previous questions, more details from your side are required for anyone to be able to help you. > **···** > > On Mar 30, 10:31 pm, Jaime Stuardo \ wrote: > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jaime_Stuardo1)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 13:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/3 "2010-03-31T13:25:59Z")
Hello... This is the information you requested. RubyGems Environment:   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6   - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32]   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:     - ruby     - x86-mingw32   - GEM PATHS:      - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1      - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1   - GEM CONFIGURATION:      - :update\_sources =\> true      - :verbose =\> true      - :benchmark =\> false      - :backtrace =\> false      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000   - REMOTE SOURCES:      - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) I am administrator of my computer. Rake version is rake-0.8.7 downloaded from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=50](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=50) What do you mean it is distributed as a gem? From the link above it is mentioned the file as rake-0.8.7.gem, but when I click on it, a .tar file is downloaded. Finally, I tell you that I downloaded rails-2.2.3.gem from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=307](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=307) but the same as above, a .tar file was actually downloaded. Thanks Jaime > **···** > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Luis Lavena [mailto:luislavena@gmail.com] > Enviado el: martes, 30 de marzo de 2010 20:55 > Para: ruby-talk ML > Asunto: Re: Need help installing ruby and libraries > > On Mar 30, 10:31 pm, Jaime Stuardo \ wrote: > > > Hello everybody... > > > > I want to install Redmine Project Management in my PC (Windows XP), > > whose requirement is Ruby On Rails. So I need to install Ruby on my > > machine and it is at that point where I've got my first problems. > > > > Other requirements of Redmine are RubyGems 1.3.1 and Rake 0.8.3. > > > > Well, First, I have downloaded Ruby from > > [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=167and](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167and) installed it. It worked well. > > Please specify which version did you download. Where you installed it, > if you are a member of Administrators group under your computer. > > The more details you provide, the better. > > > Then I have downloaded RubyGems from > > [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=126and](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126and) installed it. It worked well > > too. > > All the versions of Ruby you downloaded from previous link included > RubyGems, which version did you manually downloaded? How you installed > it? > > > Now I have problems installing Rails. The page > > [http://rubyonrails.org/downloadsays](http://rubyonrails.org/downloadsays) that to install rails I have to > > issue this command: gem install rails. After I issued that command, this > > error was shown: > > > > ERROR: [http://rubygems.org/does](http://rubygems.org/does) not appear to be a repository > > ERROR: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository > > Please provide the output of "gem env" command so we know exactly > which version of RubyGems and Ruby you're dealing with. > > > Well... giving up with Rails installation, I continued with Rake. I have > > downloaded it and in this case I uncompressed the tar file and then > > execute the install.rb file with ruby command but I got an error > > concerning ftools. > > Rake is distributed as a gem, should be able to install using > RubyGems. Which version did you donwloaded? from where? > > > Finally I gave up and decided to ask to the list. > > > > Why is so difficult to install it? Can you please point me in the right > > direction? > > So far you're the first one reporting these series of issues. > > Please provide answers to my previous questions, more details from > your side are required for anyone to be able to help you. > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Aldric\_Giacomoni2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Aldric\_Giacomoni2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Aldric_Giacomoni2)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 13:58 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/4 "2010-03-31T13:58:10Z")
Jaime Stuardo wrote: > Hello... > > This is the information you requested. > > RubyGems Environment: >   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6 >   - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32] >   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 >   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe >   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin >   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: >     - ruby >     - x86-mingw32 >   - GEM PATHS: >      - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 >      - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 >   - GEM CONFIGURATION: >      - :update\_sources =\> true >      - :verbose =\> true >      - :benchmark =\> false >      - :backtrace =\> false >      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 >   - REMOTE SOURCES: >      - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) You can try this: gem update rubygems gem install rails But, I think you should delete / uninstall everything and start over. [http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html](http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html) I am almost certain that the Ruby Installer comes with RubyGems preinstalled, so by reinstalling it you may have broken things. You should not need to download any gems manually. Installing Ruby, rebooting if necessary, then typing things in the command line should be enough: gem update rubygems gem install rails .. It -should- download and install rails for you. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Lavena1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Luis\_Lavena1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Luis_Lavena1)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 20:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/5 "2010-03-31T20:00:11Z")
> Hello... > > This is the information you requested. > > RubyGems Environment: > - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6 > - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32] > - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe > - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin > - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: > - ruby > - x86-mingw32 > - GEM PATHS: > - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 > - GEM CONFIGURATION: > - :update\_sources =\> true > - :verbose =\> true > - :benchmark =\> false > - :backtrace =\> false > - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 > - REMOTE SOURCES: > -[http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) > > I am administrator of my computer. > > Rake version is rake-0.8.7 downloaded fromhttp://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=50 > > What do you mean it is distributed as a gem? From the link above it is mentioned the file as rake-0.8.7.gem, but when I click on it, a .tar file is downloaded. I don't understand why you manually download it: gem install rake gem install rails Both should work, if not: 1) You're not connected to internet 2) You're behind a proxy (is your browser using a proxy configuration?) If so, need to do --http-proxy=[http://user:pass@server](http://user:pass@server):port/ See: gem help install 3) There is a firewall that is limiting all the downloads from Amazon S3, where all the gems from rubygems.org are located. > Finally, I tell you that I downloaded rails-2.2.3.gem fromhttp://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=307but the same as above, a .tar file was actually downloaded. It might be that your browser is not identifying the files with proper mime-type, but .gem is not a tar file, but instead 2 .tar and gz'ed files inside. > **···** > > On Mar 31, 3:25 pm, Jaime Stuardo \ wrote: > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jaime_Stuardo1)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 14:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/6 "2010-03-31T14:42:40Z")
Hello... I installed Ruby again and then I run the commands, getting these results: C:\Documents and Settings\jstuardo\>gem update rubygems Updating installed gems Nothing to update C:\Documents and Settings\jstuardo\>gem install rails ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository ERROR: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository It's curious that the first command gave the error "Nothing to update", since Rubygems version installed was 1.3.5 and there is already the version 1.3.6. These are the new environment: RubyGems Environment:   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.5   - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32]   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:     - ruby     - x86-mingw32   - GEM PATHS:      - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1      - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1   - GEM CONFIGURATION:      - :update\_sources =\> true      - :verbose =\> true      - :benchmark =\> false      - :backtrace =\> false      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000   - REMOTE SOURCES:      - [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) Thanks Jaime > **···** > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: aldric@trevoke.net [mailto:aldric@trevoke.net] > Enviado el: miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010 10:58 > Para: ruby-talk ML > Asunto: Re: Need help installing ruby and libraries > > Jaime Stuardo wrote: > > > Hello... > > > > This is the information you requested. > > > > RubyGems Environment: > >   - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6 > >   - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32] > >   - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > >   - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe > >   - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin > >   - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: > >     - ruby > >     - x86-mingw32 > >   - GEM PATHS: > >      - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > >      - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 > >   - GEM CONFIGURATION: > >      - :update\_sources =\> true > >      - :verbose =\> true > >      - :benchmark =\> false > >      - :backtrace =\> false > >      - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 > >   - REMOTE SOURCES: > >      - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) > > You can try this: > gem update rubygems > gem install rails > > But, I think you should delete / uninstall everything and start over. > [http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html](http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html) > I am almost certain that the Ruby Installer comes with RubyGems > preinstalled, so by reinstalling it you may have broken things. > > You should not need to download any gems manually. > Installing Ruby, rebooting if necessary, then typing things in the > command line should be enough: > > gem update rubygems > gem install rails > > .. It -should- download and install rails for you. > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jaime\_Stuardo1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jaime_Stuardo1)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 20:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/7 "2010-03-31T20:26:41Z")
Thanks!!! With that proxy setting, rails was installed. When installing rails, rake was also downloaded and installed. > **···** > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Luis Lavena [mailto:luislavena@gmail.com] > Enviado el: miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010 17:00 > Para: ruby-talk ML > Asunto: Re: Need help installing ruby and libraries > > On Mar 31, 3:25 pm, Jaime Stuardo \ wrote: > > > Hello... > > > > This is the information you requested. > > > > RubyGems Environment: > > - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6 > > - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.1 (2010-01-10 patchlevel 378) [i386-mingw32] > > - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > > - RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe > > - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Ruby19/bin > > - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: > > - ruby > > - x86-mingw32 > > - GEM PATHS: > > - C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1 > > - C:/Documents and Settings/jstuardo/.gem/ruby/1.9.1 > > - GEM CONFIGURATION: > > - :update\_sources =\> true > > - :verbose =\> true > > - :benchmark =\> false > > - :backtrace =\> false > > - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 > > - REMOTE SOURCES: > > -[http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) > > > > I am administrator of my computer. > > > > Rake version is rake-0.8.7 downloaded fromhttp://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=50 > > > > What do you mean it is distributed as a gem? From the link above it is mentioned the file as rake-0.8.7.gem, but when I click on it, a .tar file is downloaded. > > I don't understand why you manually download it: > > gem install rake > gem install rails > > Both should work, if not: > > 1) You're not connected to internet > 2) You're behind a proxy (is your browser using a proxy > configuration?) > > If so, need to do --http-proxy=[http://user:pass@server](http://user:pass@server):port/ > > See: gem help install > > 3) There is a firewall that is limiting all the downloads from Amazon > S3, where all the gems from rubygems.org are located. > > > Finally, I tell you that I downloaded rails-2.2.3.gem fromhttp://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=307but the same as above, a .tar file was actually downloaded. > > It might be that your browser is not identifying the files with proper > mime-type, but .gem is not a tar file, but instead 2 .tar and gz'ed > files inside. > > -- > Luis Lavena ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 14:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/8 "2010-03-31T14:50:31Z")
Jaime Stuardo wrote: > C:\Documents and Settings\jstuardo\>gem install rails > ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository Are you behind a proxy firewall by any chance? Do you need to configure your browser with proxy settings before you can access the Internet? If so I think you'll need to tell Ruby that too. (Unix would be http\_proxy environment variable, not sure about Windows) You could also see what this does: telnet gems.rubyforge.org 80 GET / HTTP/1.0 (then hit enter twice). If you get a page of HTML back, you don't need a proxy. If it fails to connect at all, maybe you do. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Aldric\_Giacomoni2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Aldric\_Giacomoni2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Aldric_Giacomoni2)\ **Post date:** [31 March 2010 15:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-ruby-and-libraries/57948/9 "2010-03-31T15:04:10Z")
Brian Candler wrote: > Jaime Stuardo wrote: > > > C:\Documents and Settings\jstuardo\>gem install rails > > ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository > > Are you behind a proxy firewall by any chance? Do you need to configure > your browser with proxy settings before you can access the Internet? If > so I think you'll need to tell Ruby that too. (Unix would be http\_proxy > environment variable, not sure about Windows) > > You could also see what this does: > > telnet gems.rubyforge.org 80 > GET / HTTP/1.0 > > (then hit enter twice). If you get a page of HTML back, you don't need a > proxy. If it fails to connect at all, maybe you do. Since rubygems says 'nothing to update', I will guess it does a correct version check, so he does not need a proxy. > **···** > > \_\_\_ > > I had an issue like his before, and the answer had been to remove and > readd the repository: > gem source -r [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > gem source -a [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > > Now.. I'm wondering why the source isn't the gemcutter source to begin > with! > > I think you should try this: > > gem source -a [http://gemcutter.org](http://gemcutter.org) > gem install rails > \_\_\_ > If this fails, I found these instructions: > > gem install rails --source [http://gems.rubyonrails.org](http://gems.rubyonrails.org) > > indicates that "rake" is not up to date, I found a mirror > [http://de.mirror.rubyforge.org/gems/](http://de.mirror.rubyforge.org/gems/) and downloaded rake-0.8.7.gem, > > and > > gem install rake-0.8.7.gem > then > > gem install rails --source [http://gems.rubyonrails.org](http://gems.rubyonrails.org) > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).