# Rails gem problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-gem-problem/179612>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 30, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-gem-problem/179612 "2009-11-30T14:19:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tutiplain)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-gem-problem/179612/1 "2009-11-30T14:19:04Z")

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Hi all,

I have begun playing with Ruby on Rails. I downloaded the gem from  
rubyforge and installed correctly. However, I was forced to do a clean  
install of ruby and had to reinstall my gems, including the Rails gem.  
However, this time, it did not install the ActiveRecord gem. Fearing  
the gem file to be corrupt I downloaded and installed again, but again,  
no ActiveRecord. I have downloaded and installed ruby and the rails gem  
on another pc, and ActiveRecord installed along with Rails. What could  
be the problem on the first PC? Thanks for any info.

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**Author:** ![tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tutiplain)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-gem-problem/179612/2 "2009-11-30T14:40:29Z")

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Omar C. wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have begun playing with Ruby on Rails. I downloaded the gem from  
> rubyforge and installed correctly. However, I was forced to do a clean  
> install of ruby and had to reinstall my gems, including the Rails gem.  
> However, this time, it did not install the ActiveRecord gem. Fearing  
> the gem file to be corrupt I downloaded and installed again, but again,  
> no ActiveRecord. I have downloaded and installed ruby and the rails gem  
> on another pc, and ActiveRecord installed along with Rails. What could  
> be the problem on the first PC? Thanks for any info.

With information like this, there’s no way to know. What errors did you  
get?

Best,  
–Â  
Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tutiplain)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-gem-problem/179612/3 "2009-11-30T15:34:56Z")

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Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:

> Omar C. wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I have begun playing with Ruby on Rails. I downloaded the gem from  
> > rubyforge and installed correctly. However, I was forced to do a clean  
> > install of ruby and had to reinstall my gems, including the Rails gem.  
> > However, this time, it did not install the ActiveRecord gem. Fearing  
> > the gem file to be corrupt I downloaded and installed again, but again,  
> > no ActiveRecord. I have downloaded and installed ruby and the rails gem  
> > on another pc, and ActiveRecord installed along with Rails. What could  
> > be the problem on the first PC? Thanks for any info.
> 
> With information like this, there’s no way to know. What errors did you  
> get?
> 
> Best,  
> –Â  
> Marnen Laibow-Koser  
> [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

That’s the thing, there were no error messages. The Rails gem  
installed ActiveSupport, Rake and some other gems, but ActiveRecord was  
not on the list, even though in a previous installation, it was.