# Problem with gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/153526>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 18, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/153526 "2008-11-18T11:59:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![manisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@manisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manisha)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/153526/1 "2008-11-18T11:59:38Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to install ROR in Ubuntu on my virtualbox VM.  
I followed the instruction on Documents for installation of the  
same.As i am working in office where we have to deal with proxy; i  
have also set the appropriate proxy.  
after installing Rubygems, I can do

$ sudo gem update

but cannot do  
$ sudo gem update --system

or even $ sudo gem install …

The Error which I am getting is

ERROR: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) does not appear to be a repository  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)  
Errno::ETIMEDOUT: Connection timed out - connect(2) (http://  
[RubyGems.org | your community gem host](http://gems.rubyforge.org/yaml))

I am unable to understand where the problem is. Can anybody help  
please? :((

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**Author:** ![manisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@manisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manisha)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/153526/2 "2008-11-18T13:19:56Z")

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Hi Manisha,

Actually Gem installation need enough memory on your server/system and  
Bandwidth.  
or if it is not just download that gem and install specific.  
like :  
gem install rails-2.0.2.gem,

Thanks,  
DeployD.