# RubyGems hangs while updating the source index

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-hangs-while-updating-the-source-index/143678>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 21, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-hangs-while-updating-the-source-index/143678 "2008-07-21T19:24:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![newarade47](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@newarade47](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newarade47)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-hangs-while-updating-the-source-index/143678/1 "2008-07-21T19:24:00Z")

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I have a problem with RubyGems. It doesn’t matter what I try to install  
with, it freezez.

Particulary I tried to execute:

gem install rails --include-dependencies

but the command freezez at the following message:

“Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)”

I don’t think there’s problem with internet connection…

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**Author:** ![newarade47](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/838e76/32.png) [@newarade47](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newarade47)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-hangs-while-updating-the-source-index/143678/2 "2008-07-22T23:52:10Z")

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On Jul 21, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Nikhil W. wrote:

> I have a problem with RubyGems. It doesn’t matter what I try to  
> install  
> with, it freezez.

Are you sure it freezes? Is it actually waiting for the server to  
send you data? Is it processing something (using CPU)?

> Particulary I tried to execute:
> 
> gem install rails --include-dependencies
> 
> but the command freezez at the following message:
> 
> “Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)”

How much memory do you have?