# Gems directory not getting installed

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-directory-not-getting-installed/193613>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 20, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-directory-not-getting-installed/193613 "2010-08-20T14:17:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![parvg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@parvg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parvg)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-directory-not-getting-installed/193613/1 "2010-08-20T14:17:56Z")

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Hi,

I’ve tried installing different versions of one click installers on a  
windows server 2008 64bit, each time installation seems to have gone  
fine, but when I look under /lib/ruby I do not see a ‘gems’  
directory.

Anyone know why this might be happening or a solution or workaround to  
this?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![parvg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@parvg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parvg)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-directory-not-getting-installed/193613/2 "2010-08-20T18:39:49Z")

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On Aug 20, 9:19 am, “Parv G.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I’ve tried installing different versions of one click installers on a  
> windows server 2008 64bit, each time installation seems to have gone  
> fine, but when I look under /lib/ruby I do not see a ‘gems’  
> directory.
> 
> Anyone know why this might be happening or a solution or workaround to  
> this?

‘gem env’

Look under gem directories, that is where gems get installed. E.g.:

gem env

RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.7
- RUBY VERSION: 1.8.7 (2010-08-16 patchlevel 302) [i386-mingw32]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/Users/Luis/Tools/Ruby/ruby-1.8.7-p302-  
i386-mingw32/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/Users/Luis/Tools/Ruby/ruby-1.8.7-p302-i386-  
mingw32/bin/ruby.exe
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/Users/Luis/Tools/Ruby/ruby-1.8.7-p302-  
i386-mingw32/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - x86-mingw32

- GEM PATHS:
  - C:/Users/Luis/Tools/Ruby/ruby-1.8.7-p302-i386-mingw32/lib/ruby/  
gems/1.8
  - C:/Users/Luis/.gem/ruby/1.8

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000
  - :sources =\> [“[http://rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org)”]
  - “install” =\> “–no-ri --no-rdoc --env-shebang”
  - “update” =\> “–no-ri --no-rdoc --env-shebang”

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

Look where the gems are installed, under a versioned folder.