# Re: Problem with gem install, rubygems 0.9.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96471>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96471 "2006-06-28T23:11:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-with-gem-install-rubygems-0-9-0/96471/1 "2006-06-28T23:11:53Z")

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> > Solaris 10  
> > undefined local variable or method `other’ for 1:Fixnum
> > 
> > I got the same result regardless of whether or not RUBYOPT was set.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Just curious, it looks like you installed Ruby into your home  
> directory (~/local/src/ruby516) – why then run gem via sudo?

No, I installed it in /usr/local. /home/local/src/ruby is just a  
directory where I store source files. The 516 is just the command  
number.

I get this error regardless of where I run this command.

- Dan

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