# How to install wxruby2 offline **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 23, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090 "2009-02-23T10:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/1 "2009-02-23T10:46:20Z")
Hi This might not be the right question to ask at such a high tech group but as i want to learn it, i have to ask it somewhere. I have ruby 1.8.6 patch 111 and gem 1.0.1 now i want wxruby2 but as the ‘gem install wxruby2’ tries to install from [http://rubyforge.org](http://rubyforge.org), it timed out. I can see the files on [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=35](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=35). Can i download the tar files and install it locally? How? because i dont want to leave it to network to do it…i know it sound wierd but i can download the files but unable to install. Need a way to install offline using a file wxruby2 and wxsugar ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/2 "2009-02-23T10:53:23Z")
Alle Monday 23 February 2009, vaibhav kadian ha scritto: > download the tar files and install it locally? > How? because i dont want to leave it to network to do it…i know > it sound wierd but i can download the files but unable to install. > > Need a way to install offline using a file wxruby2 and wxsugar Yes, you can. Simply, give gem the path of the file you downloaded, instead of just the gem name: gem install /path/to/downloaded/wxruby-something.gem I hope this helps Stefano ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/3 "2009-02-23T11:20:27Z")
On Feb 23, 2:50 pm, Stefano C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > fromhttp://rubyforge.org, it timed out. > > gem install /path/to/downloaded/wxruby-something.gem > > I hope this helps > > Stefano dont you think .gem files try to download it from [rubyforge.org](http://rubyforge.org), which is what i dont want i want a complete set locally. after which i’ll disconnet from web and install Thanks ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/4 "2009-02-23T11:21:38Z")
On Feb 23, 3:15 pm, vaibhav kadian [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > is what i dont want > i want a complete set locally. after which i’ll disconnet from web and > install > > Thanks BTW even giving gem install wsxruby.tar.gz isnt’ working …its looking at [http://gems.rugyforge.org](http://gems.rugyforge.org) for files ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/5 "2009-02-23T11:33:58Z")
Alle Monday 23 February 2009, vaibhav kadian ha scritto: > > > fromhttp://rubyforge.org, it timed out. > > > gem install /path/to/downloaded/wxruby-something.gem > > > Thanks > > > I’m not sure I understand you correctly. I did the following: - downloaded the file wxruby-1.9.10-x86-linux.gem from [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=35&release\_id=31089](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=35&release_id=31089) and put it into /home/stefano/downloads - issued the command gem install /home/stefano/downloads/wxruby-1.9.10-x86-linux.gem This installed wxruby-1.9.19 without having gem trying to connect to the web. If you want to absolutely sure of this, you can also pass the --local command line option to gem, but it shouldn’t be necessary. By the way, referring to the other mail you posted, you can’t install the tar.gz file you found on rubyforge using rubygems. If you want to use that, you’ll need to install it manually. Stefano ---
**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kadian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vaibhav_kadian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-wxruby2-offline/161090/6 "2009-02-23T12:02:54Z")
On Feb 23, 3:32 pm, Stefano C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > is what i dont want > > - issued the command > Stefano > Thanks Stefano > local option did the trick … that tells I am new to ruby