# Plugin or Gem install is too slow

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962 "2008-09-18T18:22:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sohdubom)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962/1 "2008-09-18T18:22:56Z")

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I’m using a Macbook with Leopard 10.5.4 . When I try to install a plugin  
from a remote source via Terminal it takes a long time to finish  
downloading all the files to my vendor/plugins folder. My internet  
connection is not slow (average of 4Mbps). When surfing with a normal  
browser, eg firefox, it’s not slow at all . I tried several plugins from  
different locations and with all of them installation was very slow.  
Does anyone have an idea why it’s too slow?

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**Author:** ![sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sohdubom)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962/2 "2008-09-18T18:39:07Z")

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What version of RubyGems?  
Are you getting your pugins with Git or Subversion?  
Have you tried to ssh into another box on your network? Is that slow  
also?  
Are you on a wired or wireless connection?  
Are you on a company LAN?  
Have you tried installing gems or plugins from a different location  
(maybe a Wi-Fi hotspot)?  
I have seen odd connection issues in the past on networks with improper  
DNS configurations.

Soh D. wrote:

> I’m using a Macbook with Leopard 10.5.4 . When I try to install a plugin  
> from a remote source via Terminal it takes a long time to finish  
> downloading all the files to my vendor/plugins folder. My internet  
> connection is not slow (average of 4Mbps). When surfing with a normal  
> browser, eg firefox, it’s not slow at all . I tried several plugins from  
> different locations and with all of them installation was very slow.  
> Does anyone have an idea why it’s too slow?

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**Author:** ![sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sohdubom)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962/3 "2008-09-19T01:10:14Z")

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My RubyGems is 1.2.0

I didn’t install the plugins via Git or SVN, just used the terminal, ex:

script/plugin install  
[http://svn.viney.net.nz/things/rails/plugins/acts\_as\_taggable\_on\_steroids/](http://svn.viney.net.nz/things/rails/plugins/acts_as_taggable_on_steroids/)

And then wait for around 30min to have it finished.

I’m at home with a wireless connection.

I’ll first try the non-wireless mode, then try another box, maybe  
Windows, just to see what happens.

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Robert W. wrote:

> What version of RubyGems?  
> Are you getting your pugins with Git or Subversion?  
> Have you tried to ssh into another box on your network? Is that slow  
> also?  
> Are you on a wired or wireless connection?  
> Are you on a company LAN?  
> Have you tried installing gems or plugins from a different location  
> (maybe a Wi-Fi hotspot)?  
> I have seen odd connection issues in the past on networks with improper  
> DNS configurations.

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**Author:** ![sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sohdubom)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-or-gem-install-is-too-slow/148962/4 "2008-09-19T02:37:18Z")

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You might what to install it with the verbose flag ( -v ) to see why  
its taking so long. Also , with atleast gem \<1.2 , passing the flags –  
no-rdoc --no-ri to the gem install command would speed it up , you get  
no documentation though.

Also you might want to ping the server itself to see if its just the  
server.

James

On Sep 18, 7:10 pm, Soh D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)