# Error installing gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 21, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860 "2007-12-21T13:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860/1 "2007-12-21T13:44:51Z")

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Hi all.

```
    While installing gems i am getting an error:
          ERROR: Error installing gem xml-simple-1.0.11.gem[.gem]:

```

install directory  
thname:e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/xml-simple-1.0.11\>  
not  
absolute

```
   Ruby Version = 1.8.4
   Rails Version = 1.2.5
   Gems Version = 0.9.4

  can anybody provide any pointers???
  Thanks

```

Arpit.

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860/2 "2007-12-21T13:54:59Z")

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the line:  
thname:e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/xml-simple-1.0.11  
seems a bit strange to me. what command do you use for the installation

may use  
sudo gem install…  
instead, to get root permissions  
otherwise please post the full command you typed

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860/3 "2007-12-21T14:06:31Z")

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I am using

```
gem install xml-simple

```

Arpit

On Dec 21, 2007 6:24 PM, Thorsten M.  
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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-gems/123860/4 "2007-12-21T19:03:03Z")

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Hi Arpit

seems like you already have xml-simple installed.

please verify in gem directory.

are you using windows ??

Ajit