# Can't install rails with gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 21, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793 "2008-11-21T05:19:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joeymarchy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793/1 "2008-11-21T05:19:03Z")

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joey@lab:~$ gem --version  
1.2.0  
joey@lab:~$ ruby --version  
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]

When I run:  
joey@lab:~$ gem install rails  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOENT)  
No such file or directory - /var/lib/gems/1.8/cache/rake-0.8.3.gem

google gives me a japanese blog  
any ideas?

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**Author:** ![joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joeymarchy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793/2 "2008-11-21T05:21:50Z")

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Joey M. wrote:

> joey@lab:~$ gem --version  
> 1.2.0  
> joey@lab:~$ ruby --version  
> ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]
> 
> When I run:  
> joey@lab:~$ gem install rails  
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOENT)  
> No such file or directory - /var/lib/gems/1.8/cache/rake-0.8.3.gem
> 
> google gives me a japanese blog  
> any ideas?

o ya, ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

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**Author:** ![joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joeymarchy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793/3 "2008-11-21T19:10:52Z")

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Maksim A. wrote:

> try “sudo gem install rails” or fix access rights your local gem  
> repository

OMG duh! I am still getting used to this “no root account” thing

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**Author:** ![joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joeymarchy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793/4 "2008-11-21T08:51:42Z")

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try “sudo gem install rails” or fix access rights your local gem  
repository

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**Author:** ![joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joeymarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joeymarchy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-rails-with-gem/153793/5 "2008-11-21T19:20:01Z")

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Joey M. wrote:

> Maksim A. wrote:
> 
> > try “sudo gem install rails” or fix access rights your local gem  
> > repository
> 
> OMG duh! I am still getting used to this “no root account” thing

That’s odd. My Ubuntu box (8.0.4, I think) installs the gem in “./gems”  
if I forget to use sudo.

Though I actually wish it would just fail! Then I wouldn’t be confused  
when trying to figure out why a gem isn’t showing up in the regular  
directory.