# Rubygems can install gems due to lack of space

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-can-install-gems-due-to-lack-of-space/184029>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 24, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-can-install-gems-due-to-lack-of-space/184029 "2010-02-24T00:37:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![helos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e274bd/32.png) [@helos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helos)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-can-install-gems-due-to-lack-of-space/184029/1 "2010-02-24T00:37:40Z")

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Hi i get…

ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOSPC)  
No space left on device -  
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-3.0.0.beta/README

when i have 700+mb of space on my disk

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**Author:** ![helos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e274bd/32.png) [@helos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helos)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-can-install-gems-due-to-lack-of-space/184029/2 "2010-02-24T18:43:12Z")

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123456 123456 wrote:

> Hi i get…
> 
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOSPC)  
> No space left on device -  
> /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-3.0.0.beta/README
> 
> when i have 700+mb of space on my disk

maybe it’s running out of temp space?