“gem update --system is disabled on Debian” error

Question

When I try to update rubygems (by running \'gem update --system\') I get this error:

ERROR:  While executing gem ... (RuntimeError)
gem update --system is disabl         


        

Answer 1

Just from reading the error message, I'd suggest updating RubyGems via apt (sudo apt-get install rubygems) instead of from within RubyGems.