# Ruby Gems version issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333 "2009-11-03T01:17:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/connor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333/1 "2009-11-03T01:17:17Z")

</div>

Hi,

When I try to launch my ruby on rails server, it says my ruby gems  
version is not up to date. However it is. I’ve even tried reinstalling  
ruby gems to the latest version, but it still says I have an old  
version. Does anyone know how to fix this issue? I’d be deeply  
grateful.

Here is some code directly from my terminal (I’m on an ubuntu system):

connor@connor-desktop:~/Desktop/project$ sudo ruby script/server  
[sudo] password for connor:  
Rails requires RubyGems \>= 1.3.1 (you have 1.2.0). Please `gem update --system` and try again.  
connor@connor-desktop:~/Desktop/project$ gem update --system  
Updating RubyGems  
Nothing to update

Any ideas?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/connor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333/2 "2009-11-03T01:21:23Z")

</div>

On Nov 2, 10:34 pm, Connor [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Any ideas?  
> Rubygems 1.2 had issues self updating. There are more instructions at  
> [http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum\_id=28071](http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=28071)

Fred

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/connor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333/3 "2009-11-03T07:56:58Z")

</div>

Connor,  
yesterday,i have encounter same problem,but i resovled.so two comand  
can  
save your annoy.

sudo gem install rubygems-update  
sudo update\_rubygems

– tommy xiao

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/connor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333/4 "2009-11-03T09:18:54Z")

</div>

## Doesn’t ubuntu restrict the use of gems updating the system? Sudo gem update --system doesn’t work on ubuntu (at least not on version since hardy). Canonical maintains the packages so you have to get every thing from apt-get.

Steven Elliott Jr

On Nov 2, 2009, at 7:16 PM, Frederick C.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@connor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/connor)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-version-issue/178333/5 "2009-11-03T09:18:54Z")

</div>

Try to update gems via the synaptic package manager. Might be the way  
to go.

–  
Steven Elliott Jr