# Problems while updating gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-while-updating-gem/147108>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 28, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-while-updating-gem/147108 "2008-08-28T14:37:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-while-updating-gem/147108/1 "2008-08-28T14:37:25Z")

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# gem update --system

Updating RubyGems…  
Attempting remote update of rubygems-update  
Successfully installed rubygems-update-1.0.0  
Updating version of RubyGems to 1.2.0  
ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOENT)  
No such file or directory - /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rubygems-  
update-1.2.0

does anybody know, why it’s loading rubygems-update-1.0.0 but looking  
for rubygems-update-1.2.0?  
what can i do?