# Still stuck with rubygems-update **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 27, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-stuck-with-rubygems-update/144246 "2008-07-27T13:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-stuck-with-rubygems-update/144246/1 "2008-07-27T13:35:38Z")
$ sudo gem install -r rubygems-update Successfully installed rubygems-update-1.2.0 1 gem installed $ sudo update\_rubygems Installing RubyGems 1.2.0 setup.rb:108: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module (NoMethodError) $ I’m running Mac OS X 10.4.11 with : $ ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [powerpc-darwin8.11.0] and there are new gems needing rubygems 1.2, for example the latest “echoe” ( echoe-3.gem ). ---
**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-stuck-with-rubygems-update/144246/2 "2008-07-30T18:27:28Z")
Une Bév ue wrote: > $ sudo gem install -r rubygems-update > Successfully installed rubygems-update-1.2.0 > 1 gem installed > $ sudo update\_rubygems > Installing RubyGems 1.2.0 > setup.rb:108: undefined method `ruby\_version’ for Gem:Module > (NoMethodError) > $ > > I’m running Mac OS X 10.4.11 with : > $ ruby -v > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [powerpc-darwin8.11.0] > > and there are new gems needing rubygems 1.2, for example the latest > “echoe” ( echoe-3.gem ). you could try reinstall gems from scratch, or trying to delete lib/ruby/_anything\_related\_to\_gems_ and reinstall from scratch, and if THAT doesn’t work, then you may need to reinstall ruby from scratch, and then install gems into it. Good luck. -R ---
**Author:** ![Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-stuck-with-rubygems-update/144246/3 "2008-07-30T23:26:10Z")
Roger P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > you could try reinstall gems from scratch, or trying to delete > lib/ruby/_anything\_related\_to\_gems_ and reinstall from scratch, and if > THAT doesn’t work, then you may need to reinstall ruby from scratch, and > then install gems into it. ok, i’ll try that, step by step 😉