# Crashing when install rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crashing-when-install-rails/87923>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 6, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crashing-when-install-rails/87923 "2007-03-06T22:41:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crashing-when-install-rails/87923/1 "2007-03-06T22:41:36Z")

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This is the second time that I have got the following error when  
running gem install rails --include-dependencies

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Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)  
Successfully installed rails-1.2.2  
Successfully installed rake-0.7.2  
Successfully installed activesupport-1.4.1  
Successfully installed activerecord-1.15.2  
Successfully installed actionpack-1.13.2  
Successfully installed actionmailer-1.3.2  
Successfully installed actionwebservice-1.2.2  
Installing ri documentation for rake-0.7.2…  
Installing ri documentation for activesupport-1.4.1…  
Installing ri documentation for activerecord-1.15.2…  
Installing ri documentation for actionpack-1.13.2…

lib/action\_controller/routing.rb:1061:30: ‘:’ not followed by  
identified or operator  
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When I run it again hoping that it will fix itself all I get is this  
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chris@chris-laptop:~$ sudo gem install rails --include-dependencies  
Successfully installed rails-1.2.2  
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but of course it doesn’t work, but doesn’t seem to recognize that the  
install was unsuccessful.

And what is the best way to remove all the installed files to do it  
again. I did mention this is the second time, and the first time is  
kinda fuzzy since I did so many things that somehow in the end worked  
out.

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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crashing-when-install-rails/87923/2 "2007-03-07T02:18:58Z")

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disregard this. I didn’t realize it was only having problems with the  
documentation for the actionpack