# Gem update error (Zlib::BufError)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-error-zlib-buferror/70172>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 16, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-error-zlib-buferror/70172 "2005-12-16T20:10:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![scrajesh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@scrajesh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scrajesh)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-error-zlib-buferror/70172/1 "2005-12-16T20:10:29Z")

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Hi,

I’ve just run the usual gem update --include-dependencies in order to  
update to 1.0 and I get the following error:

Upgrading installed gems…  
Attempting remote upgrade of actionwebservice  
Attempting remote installation of ‘actionwebservice’  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Zlib::BufError)  
buffer error

Subsequent attempts gives me the same error. Can anyone help? I’m on  
WinXP.

## Many thanks

Charles R.

> **[Charles Roper :: www.CharlesRoper.co.uk](https://www.charlesroper.co.uk/)**
>
> Charles Roper Communication Design is a small web design and development practice, based in Hastings, East Sussex.

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**Author:** ![scrajesh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@scrajesh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scrajesh)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-update-error-zlib-buferror/70172/2 "2005-12-20T10:05:41Z")

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i also did gem update and i am getting errors. was it the wrong way to  
upgrade to 1.0?  
(i am afraid that it was)

Pablo