# How to get RedCloth on Ubuntu Hardy?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-redcloth-on-ubuntu-hardy/154276>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 27, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-redcloth-on-ubuntu-hardy/154276 "2008-11-27T08:14:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![batguano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@batguano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/batguano)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-redcloth-on-ubuntu-hardy/154276/1 "2008-11-27T08:14:39Z")

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Hello,

I try to get RedCloth installed on my Ubuntu Hardy machine. Naturally, I  
typed

sudo gem install RedCloth

but this brought the error:

ERROR: Error installing RedCloth:  
echoe requires RubyGems version \>= 1.2

However, gem update --system is disabled on Ubuntu, so I’m stuck with  
gem version 1.1.1. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Michael

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**Author:** ![batguano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@batguano](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/batguano)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-redcloth-on-ubuntu-hardy/154276/2 "2008-11-27T13:46:12Z")

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You can update RubyGems by installing the rubygems\_update gem and  
running it by hand.

$ sudo gem install rubygems\_update  
$ sudo update\_rubygems

Be aware that you sidestep the package system by doing this, so it  
might lead to strange behaviour if a rubygems update is pushed on apt.  
But thats a thing a Linux-User should answer you ;).

Regards,  
Florian G.