# How to install Rails 1.1.6

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 15, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280 "2009-06-15T12:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/1 "2009-06-15T12:35:26Z")

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Is this possible to install Rails 1.1.6 ?  
Id Possible then How ?

Please Help me

Thanx

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/2 "2009-06-15T12:58:19Z")

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gem install rails -v=1.1.6

Sijo

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/3 "2009-06-15T13:02:00Z")

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i had done this … But i got these error…

C:\Ruby\bin\>gem install -v = 1.1.6 rails  
ERROR: could not find gem 1.1.6 locally or in a repository  
ERROR: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/4 "2009-06-15T13:09:37Z")

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i just try this and got these result…

C:\Ruby\bin\>gem install rails -v=1.1.6  
Successfully installed activesupport-1.3.1  
Successfully installed activerecord-1.14.4  
Successfully installed actionpack-1.12.5  
Successfully installed actionmailer-1.2.5  
Successfully installed actionwebservice-1.1.6  
Successfully installed rails-1.1.6  
6 gems installed  
Installing ri documentation for activesupport-1.3.1…  
ERROR: While generating documentation for activesupport-1.3.1  
… MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=""  
… RDOC args: --ri --op C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/  
activesupport-1.3.1/ri –  
quiet lib  
(continuing with the rest of the installation)  
Installing ri documentation for activerecord-1.14.4…  
Installing ri documentation for actionpack-1.12.5…  
ERROR: While generating documentation for actionpack-1.12.5  
… MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=""  
… RDOC args: --ri --op C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/  
actionpack-1.12.5/ri --qu  
iet lib  
(continuing with the rest of the installation)  
Installing ri documentation for actionmailer-1.2.5…  
Installing ri documentation for actionwebservice-1.1.6…  
Installing RDoc documentation for activesupport-1.3.1…  
Installing RDoc documentation for activerecord-1.14.4…  
Installing RDoc documentation for actionpack-1.12.5…  
Installing RDoc documentation for actionmailer-1.2.5…  
Installing RDoc documentation for actionwebservice-1.1.6…

But What are the ERROR ?? and WHY ?

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/5 "2009-06-15T13:44:18Z")

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Don’t worry about errors while generating the docs, your gems will be  
installed just fine. Could have to do with installing it on Windows,  
or an outdated rubygems, who knows.

On 15 Jun 2009, at 13:08, Soutom wrote:

> ERROR: While generating documentation for activesupport-1.3.1  
> f this layout --\>"  
> Installing RDoc documentation for actionwebservice-1.1.6…
> 
> But What are the ERROR ?? and WHY ?

Best regards

Peter De Berdt

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/6 "2009-06-15T14:02:06Z")

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Thanx a lot

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**Author:** ![soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@soutom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soutom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-rails-1-1-6/170280/7 "2009-06-15T13:03:10Z")

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Try this,

C:\Ruby\bin\>gem install rails -v1.1.6

Cheers.

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Soutom [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > gem install rails -v=1.1.6
> > 
> > ## Sijo
> > 
> > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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P.Raveendran

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