# Gem doesn't update rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 24, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813 "2006-03-24T15:18:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_NSAlegre)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813/1 "2006-03-24T15:18:22Z")

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lists@libros:~\> gem update rails -include-dependencies  
Upgrading installed gems…  
Attempting remote upgrade of rails  
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’  
Successfully installed rails-1.0.0  
Gems: [rails] updated  
lists@libros:~\> which rails  
/usr/local/bin/rails  
lists@libros:~\> rails -v  
Rails 1.0.0

Is this because the 1.1 is still beta or am I doing something wrong?

john

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**Author:** ![John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_NSAlegre)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813/2 "2006-03-24T16:38:32Z")

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John N. Alegre wrote:

> lists@libros:~\> gem update rails -include-dependencies  
> Upgrading installed gems…  
> Attempting remote upgrade of rails  
> Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’  
> Successfully installed rails-1.0.0  
> Gems: [rails] updated  
> lists@libros:~\> which rails  
> /usr/local/bin/rails  
> lists@libros:~\> rails -v  
> Rails 1.0.0
> 
> Is this because the 1.1 is still beta or am I doing something wrong?
> 
> john

Yes. It’s still beta. To get the beta gem add

–source [http://gems.rubyonrails.org/](http://gems.rubyonrails.org/)

to the end of the gem command

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**Author:** ![John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_NSAlegre)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813/3 "2006-03-24T17:18:06Z")

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On Friday 24 March 2006 09:38, Alan F. wrote:

> Yes. Â It’s still beta. Â To get the beta gem add
> 
> –source [http://gems.rubyonrails.org/](http://gems.rubyonrails.org/)
> 
> to the end of the gem command

So then when it is no longer beta gem upgrade rails will do it?

john

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**Author:** ![John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@John\_NSAlegre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_NSAlegre)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-doesnt-update-rails/86813/4 "2006-03-24T17:33:54Z")

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John N. Alegre wrote:

> On Friday 24 March 2006 09:38, Alan F. wrote:
> 
> > Yes. Â It’s still beta. Â To get the beta gem add
> > 
> > –source [http://gems.rubyonrails.org/](http://gems.rubyonrails.org/)
> > 
> > to the end of the gem command
> 
> So then when it is no longer beta gem upgrade rails will do it?
> 
> john

Yup. Although the team would love you to try the beta and report any  
bugs 🙂

A.