# Updating Rubygems package in Ubuntu Hardy - help please

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**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-rubygems-package-in-ubuntu-hardy-help-please/139253 "2008-06-02T10:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![neilw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@neilw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neilw)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-rubygems-package-in-ubuntu-hardy-help-please/139253/1 "2008-06-02T10:27:33Z")

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I’ve started the process to backport the Rubygems 1.1.1 package to  
Ubuntu Hardy and I need lots of people to test out the new package  
before I can get the archivists to update the repository. (See  
[UbuntuBackports - Community Help Wiki](http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports) for the process)

If you can help then the new package is here:  
[Bug #225466 “Please backport libgems-ruby from Intrepid” : Bugs : Hardy Backports](https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hardy-backports/+bug/225466). If you  
click on the link then it will launch the Gdebi installer  
automatically.

You’ll need a launchpad account to add the ‘me too’ message.

Note that this is a Debian Rubygems package, so you’ll need to add ‘/  
var/lib/gems/1.8/bin’ to your PATH if you haven’t already. (Yes I know  
that’s annoying. Getting that sorted is the next step).

Thanks

NeilW