# Gem does not find gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-does-not-find-gems/181781>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-does-not-find-gems/181781 "2010-01-18T08:00:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-does-not-find-gems/181781/1 "2010-01-18T08:00:52Z")

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gem install SOMETHING

always produces “Could not find SOMETHING (\> 0) in any repository”.

This is what gem environment says:

RubyGems Environment:

- VERSION: 0.9.4 (0.9.4)
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- GEM PATH:
  - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)

I have Ruby 1.8.6 running on Mac OS10.4 (Tiger).

Any help highly appreciated.

Ronald

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**Author:** ![ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-does-not-find-gems/181781/2 "2010-01-18T08:32:14Z")

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> This is what gem environment says:
> 
> RubyGems Environment:
> 
> - VERSION: 0.9.4 (0.9.4)
> - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
> - GEM PATH:
> - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
> 
> - REMOTE SOURCES:
> - [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)

0.9.4 is an ancient version of rubygems.

You could try gem update --system but I don’t know if I would trust  
that with such an old old version… you might want to go to the  
rubygems web site, download the latest version and install it.

-Jonathan N.

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**Author:** ![ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-does-not-find-gems/181781/3 "2010-01-18T14:41:32Z")

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On Jan 18, 4:00 am, Ronald F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> ```
> - /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
> 
> ```
> 
> - REMOTE SOURCES:  
> -[http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)
> 
> I have Ruby 1.8.6 running on Mac OS10.4 (Tiger).
> 
> Any help highly appreciated.

You’re running an old version of RubyGems. Please update.

Try “sudo gem update --system”

If it does not work, try manually update:

[http://blog.mmediasys.com/2008/08/04/problems-with-rubygems-find-here-some-handy-tips/](http://blog.mmediasys.com/2008/08/04/problems-with-rubygems-find-here-some-handy-tips/)