# Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError error when do gem install rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetcherror-error-when-do-gem-install-rails/178342>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetcherror-error-when-do-gem-install-rails/178342 "2009-11-03T07:34:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![pierr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@pierr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pierr)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetcherror-error-when-do-gem-install-rails/178342/1 "2009-11-03T07:34:44Z")

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I am trying to install rails on Ubuntu 8.10, and met following errors.  
Please help me get through. The same error happens when do gem install  
heroku.  
Thanks for your help.

root@pierr-desktop:~# gem install rails  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)  
bad response 500 ([http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/)  
actionpack-2.3.4.gem)

#other information  
root@pierr-desktop:~# ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]  
root@pierr-desktop:~# gem -v  
1.2.0  
root@pierr-desktop:~# gem list

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

activerecord (2.3.4)  
activesupport (2.3.4, 1.4.4)  
daemons (1.0.10)  
gem\_plugin (0.2.3)  
rack (1.0.1)  
rake (0.8.7, 0.8.3)  
wirble (0.1.3)