Error while installing ruby using rvm

Question

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!

Solution 1

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.

Solution 2

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.

Solution 3

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

Solution 4

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?

Solution 5

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.

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

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

2. 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

3. Try to update again:

sudo apt-get update

4. Try to run RVM again:

rvm install ruby

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Comments

[Jim Stewart]

Read the log like it says. If that doesn't help, post a (small) snippet from the log that shows the root error.

[Prakash Murthy]

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.

[user1482084]

W: Failed to fetch ppa.launchpad.net/ferramroberto/java/ubuntu/dists/precise/ma‌​in/… 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]

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/ma‌​in/} So removed it from the update list... everything went smooth :))

[Neelesh]

@user1482084 I removed it from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list and everything works find. thank you.

[Arup Rakshit]

can you mention all the steps to install ruby using rvm... step-by-step...? (if possible)

[mpapis]

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

[user1482084]

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/ma‌​in/} So removed it from the update list... everything went smooth :)

[James A Mohler]

You should include some of the details in your links into your answer

[Adrian Matteo]

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?

[IndrekV]

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.

[Mauricio Moraes]

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

[Joe RR]

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.

[Dima Fomin]

Great! Many thanks, it works! Found here how to remove 404 askubuntu.com/questions/65911/…

[zekromWex]

Running rvm requirements worked like a charm in my local machine. Cheers