Error while installing ruby using rvm

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Am getting the below error while trying to install ruby using rvm:

$rvm install 1.9.3
Searching for binary rubies, this might take some time.
Checking requirements for ubuntu.
Installing requirements for ubuntu.
Updating system..................................................................................................
Error running 'requirements_debian_update_system ruby-1.9.3-p448',
please read /home/troy/.rvm/log/1379872584_ruby-1.9.3-p448/update_system.log
Requirements installation failed with status: 100.

Can you help me on this!

Read the log like it says. If that doesn't help, post a (small) snippet from the log that shows the root error. — Jim Stewart, Sep 22 '13 at 18:09
Do check the log file mentioned in the error message - `/home/troy/.rvm/log/1379872584_ruby-1.9.3-p448/update_system.log` ; it could have something useful. — Prakash Murthy, Sep 22 '13 at 18:10
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ferramroberto/java/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. There has been error while updating 'apt-get', please give it some time and try again later. For 404 errors check your sources configured in: /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list — user1482084, Sep 22 '13 at 18:33
Thanks Jim,, The issue is resolved (Thanks, the issue was launchpad ppa was not updating and henceforth was not allowing ruby to install { ppa.launchpad.net/ferramroberto/java/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/} So removed it from the update list... everything went smooth :)) — user1482084, Sep 22 '13 at 19:21
@user1482084 I removed it from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list and everything works find. thank you. — Neelesh, Nov 08 '13 at 09:40

score 45 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 02 '14 at 14:50

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Remove broken or 404 repos from your /etc/apt/sources.list.

rvm will fail if you don't remove or comment them out.

To work out which aren't working, run apt-get update and see which ones are marked as failing.

Once you are using rvm, installing Ruby is easy.

rvm install ruby

rvm use ruby --default

I had the same problem.

edited Jul 02 '14 at 14:50

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answered Oct 13 '13 at 07:35

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Looked through various questions on the subject and this one fixed it for me. Commenting out the missing routes in the sources.list did the trick. – IndrekV Mar 13 '14 at 08:25
Worked for me too! I had a stupid ppa source list on debian that was ruining ruby installation. Thanks. PS: I looked for it on /etc/apt/sources.list.d – Mauricio Moraes Nov 14 '14 at 19:19
it worked for me too... i mean, i go to sources.list.d and removed a broken package, that appeared when i typed ```sudo apt-get update``` so i removed it as root user and it's fine now. – Joe RR Jun 21 '16 at 02:26
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Great! Many thanks, it works! Found here how to remove 404 https://askubuntu.com/questions/65911/how-can-i-fix-a-404-error-when-using-a-ppa-or-updating-my-package-lists – Dima Fomin May 14 '17 at 19:39

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:06

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It isn't unusual to not have a binary package for you distribution, and rvm should try to install from source.

First, check that it didn't actually install it:

rvm list

Otherwise, I suspect you may be missing some depedencies, which you can find with:

rvm requirements

You'll need to install those and the run the install again.

answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:06

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I'm having a similar issue, but I want to install a versino on ruby on a server in which the user that uses rvm has no permission to do sudo apt-get update. Is there a way I can see te requirements without sudo? – Adrian Matteo Dec 04 '13 at 10:50
Running rvm requirements worked like a charm in my local machine. Cheers – zekromWex Apr 18 '20 at 03:20

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:36

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make sure you can update your system:

sudo apt-get update

and then start rvm installation again.

Update 1:

also it looks like you are using old version of rvm, make sure to update rvm before continuing:

rvm get stable

answered Sep 22 '13 at 18:36

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can you mention all the steps to install ruby using rvm... step-by-step...? (if possible) – Arup Rakshit Sep 22 '13 at 18:38
there is no more steps then just updating rvm and then installing ruby, it is crucial that you read all the outputs and mentioned log files - the information is there – mpapis Sep 22 '13 at 18:40
Thanks, the issue was launchpad ppa was not updating and henceforth was not allowing ruby to install { ppa.launchpad.net/ferramroberto/java/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/} So removed it from the update list... everything went smooth :) – user1482084 Sep 22 '13 at 19:20

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 12 '13 at 17:30

been having a similar problem and discovered a typo in grizzly.list file

http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.cononical.com precise-updates/grizzly

should have been

http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com precise-updates/grizzly

i.e. first a in canonical

is this mistake part of the ubuntu 12.04 distribution?

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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Make sure when you run sudo apt-get update, all your PPAs are updating correctly. If not, remove them or edit them so they do so (you might need to change the distribution, for example, from raring to lucid. You can do this through terminal or Software Center. This and this should help)

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answered Oct 12 '13 at 16:30

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You should include some of the details in your links into your answer – James A Mohler Oct 12 '13 at 16:51

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 07 '14 at 16:46

When you are initially installing rvm, read the notes. For suppose you get notes like,

create a * WARNING: You have '~/.profile' file, you might want to load it, to do that add the following line to '/home/name/.bash_profile':source ~/.profile

Then-> $ sudo gedit /home/name/.bash_profile

   Add line `~/.profile` to the file. Save and close it.

now run $ rvm requirements You should get a success message.

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 29 '16 at 19:44

RVM will not install ruby if apt-get is failing. I had the same issue and noticed when running apt-get update, it was failing on "google-chrome.list". I fixed it following these directions and was then able to successfully run apt-get update, which then allowed me to run rvm install ruby.

Edit google-chrome.list (assuming you’re on the Stable Channel):

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list

In the text file that opens edit the file so that the line reads:

deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main

Try to update again:

sudo apt-get update

Try to run RVM again:

rvm install ruby

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered May 01 '17 at 05:16

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this problem caused in apt-get update so you have to disable the PPA :

System Settings>Software & Updates>Other Software

then reinstall. this image show disable PPA

answered May 01 '17 at 05:16

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 30 '18 at 03:47

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I was facing the same problem and just did that:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-ubuntu-sublime-text-3-bionic.list

Now it works!

answered Nov 30 '18 at 03:47

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 05 '14 at 07:05

I faced the same problem while executing the command

curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --rails

It appeared to be that I was using the command as not a previleged user. So, using

sudo curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --rails

solved the problem

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 01 '15 at 05:19

Below solution is to solve the rvm requirment error returns 100

If any deb command is commented in /etc/apt/sources.list than try to uncomment that command from /etc/apt/sources.list

Command is:

$sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

If problem is not solved than replace sources.list file with other Ubuntu's sources.list

Command is:

$mv /etc/apt/sources.list

Please make a backup before doing that

Command is:

$cp /etc/apt/sources.list sources_backup.list

Problem should solve by this time, if not than reinstall the Ubuntu.

Note: If sources.list file is corrupted than it will gives problem to install other packages.

score 0 · Answer 12 · edited Jul 24 '18 at 10:30

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I had the above error on installing ruby-2.3.0 in Ubuntu 16.04.

Go to the file:

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mc3man-ubuntu-trusty-media-xenial.list

and remove the below:

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial main

then run sudo apt-get update and after rvm install ruby-2.3.0 it's working.

edited Jul 24 '18 at 10:30

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answered Jul 30 '16 at 04:57

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Jan 22 '18 at 04:18

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I had a permission problem, solved with:

sudo chmod 777 log

answered Jan 22 '18 at 04:18

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 15 '20 at 14:28

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you can temporarily disable updates by this

sudo apt-get update | grep "Failed"

Ruby RVM apt-get update error

answered Oct 15 '20 at 14:28

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Error while installing ruby using rvm

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Update 1:

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