# Unable to gem install rdoc. Can somebody suggest something? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 8, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742 "2006-04-08T03:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/1 "2006-04-08T03:22:45Z")
I’m running on Ubuntu, and have gems kindof apparently installed, and yet I cannot install rdoc: root@baldwin:~# gem install -r rdoc Attempting remote installation of ‘rdoc’ ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::GemNotFoundException) Could not find rdoc (\> 0) in the repository root@baldwin:~# apt-get install rdoc Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done E: Couldn’t find package rdoc root@baldwin:~# apt-cache search rdoc I also got a bunch of other diagnostics (I accidentally sent them a minute ago with poor explanation; sorry) when running an apparently successful gem install of rake: root@baldwin:~# gem install -r rake Attempting remote installation of ‘rake’ Successfully installed rake-0.7.1 /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__': no such file to load -- rdoc/rdoc (LoadError) from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/doc\_manager.rb:43:in `generate_rdoc' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_commands.rb:215:in`execute’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem\_commands.rb:214:in `each' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_commands.rb:214:in`execute’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem\_commands.rb:153:in `each' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_commands.rb:153:in`execute’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command.rb:49:in `invoke' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd_manager.rb:94:in`process\_args’ from /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/cmd\_manager.rb:67:in `run' from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:13:in`run’ from /usr/bin/gem:17 % Sorry if this is some stupid mistake, but I’m somehow unable to use Net/HTTP, having the diagnostic: bary@baldwin:~/autotest-bld/tta5/sbin$ ./thurl.rb /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:83:in `initialize': getaddrinfo: Name or service not known (SocketError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:83:in`connect’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:82:in `timeout' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:62:in`timeout’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:82:in `connect' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:64:in`initialize’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:429:in `do_start' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:424:in`start’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:323:in `start' from ./HURL.rb:26:in`initialize’ from ./thurl.rb:6 and when I try to gem install that I get: root@baldwin:~# gem install -r Net::HTTP Attempting remote installation of ‘Net::HTTP’ ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::GemNotFoundException) Could not find Net::HTTP (\> 0) in the repository root@baldwin:~# gem -v is 0.8.11 I also tried variations: root@baldwin:~# gem install -r net/http Attempting remote installation of ‘net/http’ ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::GemNotFoundException) Could not find net/http (\> 0) in the repository root@baldwin:~# and root@baldwin:~# gem install -r net Attempting remote installation of ‘net’ ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::GemNotFoundException) Could not find net (\> 0) in the repository root@baldwin:~# xc ---
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/2 "2006-04-08T03:37:50Z")
On Apr 7, 2006, at 9:21 PM, Xeno C. wrote: > Building dependency tree… Done > E: Couldn’t find package rdoc > root@baldwin:~# apt-cache search rdoc rdoc is part of the standard ruby distribution, its not available as a gem. If you have ruby installed, rdoc should be installed. ---
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/3 "2006-04-08T03:50:13Z")
On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 10:21 +0900, Xeno C. wrote: > I’m running on Ubuntu, and have gems kindof apparently installed, and yet I > cannot install rdoc: I assume you’re using your distribution’s ruby package, in which case you may well need to install the appropriate ruby-rdoc package. For example on Fedora you have to install ruby-rdoc-1.8.4-3.2.i386.rpm. I don’t know what it’d be for Ubuntu. Alternatively, build yourself a full install from source: ``` ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/ruby-1.8.4.tar.gz ``` but don’t forget to ‘make install-doc’ after you ‘make install’ to get ri working. ---
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/4 "2006-09-01T04:43:44Z")
On 8/31/06, Scott H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Alternatively, build yourself a full install from source: > > > > ``` > > ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/ruby-1.8.4.tar.gz > > > > ``` > > > > but don’t forget to ‘make install-doc’ after you ‘make install’ to get > > ri working. > > I’m having the same problem on Ubuntu 6.06. I never “make” anything, I > just got the ruby1.8 package via apt-get. I don’t see any separate rdoc > packages. Any other Ubuntu users figure this out? While in general, I LOVE ubuntu and debian, but I’ve pretty much given up on using the debian ruby packages, and have built ruby and gem from source. ## The debian maintainers can’t seem to come to grips with the way gems uses the file syustem claiming that they can’t make it conform to the debian standards. I just installed the sources and targetted the build to /usr/local/lib/ruby Inow get ruby stuff either from source or with gem, and so far life has been good Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/5 "2006-08-31T23:25:32Z")
Ross B. wrote: > On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 10:21 +0900, Xeno C. wrote: > > > I’m running on Ubuntu, and have gems kindof apparently installed, and yet I > > cannot install rdoc: > > I assume you’re using your distribution’s ruby package, in which case > you may well need to install the appropriate ruby-rdoc package. For > example on Fedora you have to install ruby-rdoc-1.8.4-3.2.i386.rpm. I > don’t know what it’d be for Ubuntu. > > Alternatively, build yourself a full install from source: > > ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/ruby-1.8.4.tar.gz > > but don’t forget to ‘make install-doc’ after you ‘make install’ to get > ri working. I’m having the same problem on Ubuntu 6.06. I never “make” anything, I just got the ruby1.8 package via apt-get. I don’t see any separate rdoc packages. Any other Ubuntu users figure this out? ---
**Author:** ![Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/958977/32.png) [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-gem-install-rdoc-can-somebody-suggest-something/93742/6 "2006-09-01T12:37:21Z")
Xeno C. wrote: > I’m running on Ubuntu, and have gems kindof apparently installed, and > yet I > cannot install rdoc: Make sure you use Adept/Aptitude/whatever to install not only rdoc, but also rdoc1.8 and it should work fine. Does for me, anyhow, on 2 machines.