How can I get past “http://gems.rubyforge.org/ does not appear to be a repository” error message

Question

Question 828421 asked similar question, but received only one real answer (update rubygems) and that attempt results in the same error.

Ruby version 1.9.1.p243 on Wi

Answer 1

This can "at times" mean that for some reason rubygems.org is down currently, and so your local "invisible proxy" is returning you a 404 or what not.

Answer 2

@Tomas Markauskas didn't work for me because i'm not behind a proxy. And I didn't find a solution anywhere, I tried disable my AV and firewall, didn't

This was the solution for me:

gem install rails -r -w -p

Hope this will help people with the same problem.

EDIT: I have Windows 7 64bit.

Answer 3

Sample:

sudo gem install nifty-generators -p http://proxy:port

It works well.

Answer 4

If your proxy requires authentication, then use:

gem install --http-proxy http://USERNAME:PASS@HOST:PORT gem_name

Answer 5

Your browser might be using system-wide proxy settings or some sort of automatic configuration. The gem command probably doesn't. I'm behind an university proxy and I can't install/update any gems normally, but can access everything with my browser. To install gems, I normally create a tunnel to my server so I can bypass the proxy server.

This might help you to configure the proxy settings for the gem command: How do I update Ruby Gems from behind a Proxy (ISA-NTLM)