From: Tom Cloyd Date: 2013-07-31T12:20:10+09:00 Subject: cannot install gems This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010507040706030304030507 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Environment: Kubuntu Linux 13.4 | rvm 1.21.3 (stable) | ruby 1.8.7 (2013-06-27 patchlevel 374) [i686-linux] I'm following the advice of the authors of /The Rspec Book/, and trying to recreate the environment (ruby-1.8.7 etc.) in which the book's code was run. I can install gems in my ruby 2.0.0, but not in ruby 1.8.7. Here's an example of the problem - Terminal output: tomc@LT:/$ gem install rails-3.0.0 ERROR: Could not find a valid gem 'rails-3.0.0' (>= 0) in any repository ERROR: Possible alternatives: rails800 tomc@LT:/$ I'm getting that same "Could not find..." message with other gems. Then I get this: $ ping rubygems.org PING rubygems.org (54.245.255.174) 56(84) bytes of data. ^C --- rubygems.org ping statistics --- 29 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 28222ms I don't have a deep understanding of any of this, being a rank amateur. It appears that I can get to some gems (for Ruby-2.0.0) but not for 1.8.7. Can anyone explain this? May I expect the problem to get resolved as a matter of routine course? t. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Cloyd, MS MA Cedar City / St. George, Utah, U.S.A: (435) 272-3332 << tc@tomcloyd.com >> (email) << TomCloyd.com >> (website) << Sleightmind.com >> (mental health issues weblog) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------010507040706030304030507 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Environment: Kubuntu Linux 13.4 | rvm 1.21.3 (stable) | ruby 1.8.7 (2013-06-27 patchlevel 374) [i686-linux]

I'm following the advice of the authors of The Rspec Book, and trying to recreate the environment (ruby-1.8.7 etc.) in which the book's code was run.

I can install gems in my ruby 2.0.0, but not in ruby 1.8.7. Here's an example of the problem -

Terminal output:
tomc@LT:/$ gem install rails-3.0.0 ERROR: Could not find a valid gem 'rails-3.0.0' (>= 0) in any repository ERROR: Possible alternatives: rails800 tomc@LT:/$

I'm getting that same "Could not find..." message with other gems.

Then I get this:

$ ping rubygems.org
PING rubygems.org (54.245.255.174) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- rubygems.org ping statistics ---
29 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 28222ms

I don't have a deep understanding of any of this, being a rank amateur. It appears that I can get to some gems (for Ruby-2.0.0) but not for 1.8.7.

Can anyone explain this? May I expect the problem to get resolved as a matter of routine course?

t.
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Tom Cloyd, MS MA
Cedar City / St. George, Utah, U.S.A: (435) 272-3332
<< tc@tomcloyd.com >> (email) << TomCloyd.com >> (website)
<< Sleightmind.com >> (mental health issues weblog)
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