# Gem fetching error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 26, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetching-error/135950 "2008-04-26T21:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zenny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@zenny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zenny)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetching-error/135950/1 "2008-04-26T21:00:33Z")
I am trying to install some application using gem, but I keep on getting the error. I tried with ‘gem clean’ and ‘gem update’. The latter gives the following error (the same error is replicable when I try any ruby applications): # gem update --debug Exception `Errno::ENOENT' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config_file.rb:51 - No such file or directory - /root/.gemrc Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::BuildCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CertCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CheckCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ContentsCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::DependencyCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::EnvironmentCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::HelpCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::InstallCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::OutdatedCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::PristineCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::QueryCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ListCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::RdocCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SearchCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SourcesCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SpecificationCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UninstallCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UnpackCommand Exception `NameError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CleanupCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand Updating installed gems... Exception `ArgumentError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source\_info\_cache.rb:68 - marshal data too short Exception `ArgumentError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_info_cache.rb:68 - marshal data too short Exception `URI::InvalidURIError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `Gem::OperationNotSupportedError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source\_index.rb:305 - No quick index found: bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) Exception `URI::InvalidURIError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `Gem::RemoteSourceException’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source\_index.rb:292 - Error fetching remote gem cache: bad URI(is not URI?): ://: ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteSourceException) Error fetching remote gem cache: bad URI(is not URI?): ://: New to ruby, any pointer? ---
**Author:** ![zenny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@zenny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zenny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetching-error/135950/2 "2008-05-23T16:14:57Z")
I have same problem- Gem sucks. Wonderful that no one has replied to you yet. On Apr 26, 9:00 pm, Zenny R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)