# How to install ActiveRecord 2.3.2

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-activerecord-2-3-2/163128>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-activerecord-2-3-2/163128 "2009-03-17T14:57:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![OldSSSSSich\_VeteSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/b38774/32.png) [@OldSSSSSich\_VeteSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/OldSSSSSich_VeteSSS)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-activerecord-2-3-2/163128/1 "2009-03-17T14:57:44Z")

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Hi,  
I have a hard time updating. If I run “gem update” it says it needs  
ActiveRecord 2.3.2. If I run “gem install activerecord” or “gem  
install activerecord -v 2.3.2” it installs activesupport. What am I  
doing/getting wrong?

Thanks, Ollie

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**Author:** ![OldSSSSSich\_VeteSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/b38774/32.png) [@OldSSSSSich\_VeteSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/OldSSSSSich_VeteSSS)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-activerecord-2-3-2/163128/2 "2009-03-18T10:23:48Z")

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I have no idea why it would say that RubyGems needs ActiveRecord. Are  
you  
sure it’s not just updating the installed activerecord gem to the latest  
version?

As for ActiveSupport, ActiveRecord has a dependency on this particular  
version of this gem. You can run the install with the  
–ignore-dependencies  
flag set to get around this, but there’s always the possibility that  
you’ll  
break ActiveRecord when you do so.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Oldřich Vetešník \<