# Newbee can not install rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663 "2007-04-11T10:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/1 "2007-04-11T10:11:36Z")
Hi, When I try to install rails with the following command I get the following error. c:\ruby\>gem install rails --include-dependencies ERROR: While executing gem … (RuntimeError) Error instaling rails: rails requires activesupport = 1.4.2 Any help is appreciated Thanks in advance yc ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/2 "2007-04-11T12:56:38Z")
Hi Yusuf, Did you download the .gem file? If so, that’s not necessary and it’s probably what’s causing your problem. If you run “gem install rails” and there’s a file called “rails\*.gem” in the current directory it will try to install that file but it won’t install the dependencies, hence the error message. The easiest way to use Rubygems is to let it download the gems and their dependencies for you automatically. So if you delete that .gem file and try again, the installation should work. Regards, Dave On Apr 11, 6:11 pm, Yusuf C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/3 "2007-04-11T13:58:57Z")
Thanks Dave for helping me out on this subject. That’s right there is gem file in the ruby dir. I erased it. But This time error changed. C:\ruby\>gem install rails --include-dependencies ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF) Thanks Dave yc ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/4 "2007-04-11T14:03:47Z")
Hi Yusuf, > ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError) > Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF) Yes, this happens from time to time. Rubyforge is great, but it can get a bit overloaded at times. Just try again until it works. Regards, Dave ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/5 "2007-04-11T14:18:35Z")
Thanks Dave, I will keep trying anyway. But what I’ve found Instant Rails which is all in one. You may have heard. Do you think if I install it and will solve my problems? [http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl) Thanks again Regards Yusuf ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/6 "2007-04-11T14:27:50Z")
Hi Yusuf, > But what I’ve found Instant Rails which is all in one. > You may have heard. > Do you think if I install it and will solve my problems?[http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl) InstantRails is very popular but I’ve never used it. I prefer the power and flexibility of gems. But sure: there’s no harm in trying it. Regards, Dave ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/7 "2007-04-11T14:24:24Z")
> But what I’ve found Instant Rails which is all in one. > You may have heard. > Do you think if I install it and will solve my problems? > [http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl](http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl) yes, InstantRails will solve that one, I faced same prob, and switched to InstantRails. Also it has in built, Ruby+Rails+Apache+Mysql. ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/8 "2007-04-11T14:57:18Z")
Copy crossed ruby dir from InstantRails dir. And it worked. Thanks all Yusuf ---
**Author:** ![yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ba9def/32.png) [@yusufcelik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yusufcelik)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbee-can-not-install-rails/91663/9 "2007-04-11T14:36:24Z")
Thanks Dave for sheding a light on me on this issue. InstantRails looks like a black box I guess. I’ve installed it and see rails is there I wonder if there is a way of copy cross rails from InstantRails to my original Ruby dir? Best regards Yusuf