# Update to Rails 2.1.0 in a Fedora LInux VPS with 256MB from Local Files to avoid \[ process Killed \] **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 3, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-to-rails-2-1-0-in-a-fedora-linux-vps-with-256mb-from-local-files-to-avoid-process-killed/139347 "2008-06-03T05:13:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinooz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Dinooz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dinooz)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-to-rails-2-1-0-in-a-fedora-linux-vps-with-256mb-from-local-files-to-avoid-process-killed/139347/1 "2008-06-03T05:13:31Z")
Update to Rails 2.1.0 in a Fedora LInux VPS with 256MB When trying to run: gem update or gem install rails [root@pinto ruby]# gem update Updating installed gems Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) [http://gems.rubyforge.org/http://gems.rubyforge.org/Updating](http://gems.rubyforge.org/http://gems.rubyforge.org/Updating) actionmailer Killed ######################################### I install locally !!! 1.- Download the required gems. $ wget [http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/37768/rails-2.1.0.gem](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/37768/rails-2.1.0.gem) $ wget [http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/actionmailer-2.1.0.gem](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/actionmailer-2.1.0.gem) $ wget [http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/actionpack-2.1.0.gem](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/actionpack-2.1.0.gem) $ wget [http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activerecord-2.1.0.gem](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activerecord-2.1.0.gem) $ wget [http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activeresource-2.1.0.gem](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activeresource-2.1.0.gem) $ wget [http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activesupport-2.1.0.gem](http://gems.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/gems/activesupport-2.1.0.gem) [root@fedora ruby]# ls _2_.gem actionmailer-2.1.0.gem activeresource-2.1.0.gem gem\_plugin-0.2.3.gem actionpack-2.1.0.gem activesupport-2.1.0.gem rails-2.1.0.gem activerecord-2.1.0.gem cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix-2.5.0.gem [root@fedora ruby]# 2.- The paths don’t play really nice even if you run from the current path where the files are located =( [root@fedora ruby]# gem install ./rails-2.1.0.gem Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) Killed [root@fedora ruby]# gem install rails Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) Killed [root@fedora ruby]# gem install rails-2.1 Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org/](http://gems.rubyforge.org/) Killed 2b.- The power user way make sure you include --local in the Installation Directives !!! =) [root@fedora ruby]# gem install ./rails-2.1.0.gem --local Successfully installed activesupport-2.1.0 Successfully installed activerecord-2.1.0 Successfully installed actionpack-2.1.0 Successfully installed actionmailer-2.1.0 Successfully installed activeresource-2.1.0 Successfully installed rails-2.1.0 6 gems installed Installing ri documentation for activesupport-2.1.0… Installing ri documentation for activerecord-2.1.0… Installing ri documentation for actionpack-2.1.0… Installing ri documentation for actionmailer-2.1.0… Installing ri documentation for activeresource-2.1.0… Installing RDoc documentation for activesupport-2.1.0… Installing RDoc documentation for activerecord-2.1.0… Installing RDoc documentation for actionpack-2.1.0… Installing RDoc documentation for actionmailer-2.1.0… Installing RDoc documentation for activeresource-2.1.0… [root@fedora ruby]# I hope this save some time trying to get the upgrade in low memory VPS. All my other machines worked just great !!!. Best Regards Dinooz.