I am trying to install some application using gem, but I keep on getting the error. I tried with 'gem clean' and 'gem update'. The latter gives the following error (the same error is replicable when I try any ruby applications):
# gem update --debug Exception `Errno::ENOENT' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config_file.rb:51 - No such file or directory - /root/.gemrc Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::BuildCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CertCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CheckCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ContentsCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::DependencyCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::EnvironmentCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::HelpCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::InstallCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::OutdatedCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::PristineCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::QueryCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::ListCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::RdocCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SearchCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SourcesCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::SpecificationCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UninstallCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UnpackCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::CleanupCommand Exception `NameError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:145 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand Updating installed gems... Exception `ArgumentError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_info_cache.rb:68 - marshal data too short Exception `ArgumentError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_info_cache.rb:68 - marshal data too short Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `Gem::OperationNotSupportedError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_index.rb:305 - No quick index found: bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:436 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb:60 - bad URI(is not URI?): ://: Exception `Gem::RemoteSourceException' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/source_index.rb:292 - Error fetching remote gem cache: bad URI(is not URI?): ://: ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteSourceException) Error fetching remote gem cache: bad URI(is not URI?): ://:
New to ruby, any pointer?
