I am somewhat new to ruby, and some of the times I have used it, I can not install Gems via the gem program. Looking through the ruby docs, I noticed that Ruby has a library for gems in its core. I also noticed that you can download a gem directly as a .gem file. Is there someway I can use ruby code to extract and install a gem. This would be extremely helpful seeming as programs like RailsInstaller seem to always be outdated.
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Why can't you install gems using the `gem` command in the first place ? – Aug 12 '14 at 16:40
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I don't know, at home it works, but other places, it times out. – James Parsons Aug 12 '14 at 16:41
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Maybe your gem is just a bit outdated? Try `gem update --system` to install the last version. – Aug 12 '14 at 16:46
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1@James_Parsons, If it is failing to install from your office, ask your IT department about the proxies they have. They might be blocking it. – Rahul Aug 12 '14 at 16:46
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And you are connected to the internet at those places? – Brennan Aug 12 '14 at 16:46
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1I think @Rahul is right, the proxies may be blocking – James Parsons Aug 12 '14 at 16:53
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If I understand you correctly, how about you download the .gem and install it locally using gem install? Check out: "How can I install a local gem?"
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