Cannot install Rails

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Rohan Sarker

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Sep 14, 2014, 11:07:47 AM9/14/14
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I am using Windows 7 with DELL Vostro Laptop and I cannot install Rails with Ruby Prompt with the command:

$gem install rails

Command prompt is blinking with no response

I cannot install Rails. Please help.


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Rohan Sarker

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Sep 14, 2014, 7:33:29 PM9/14/14
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On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Rohan Sarker <rohans...@gmail.com> wrote:
I am using Windows 7 with DELL Vostro Laptop and I cannot install Rails with Ruby Prompt with the command:

$gem install rails

Command prompt is blinking with no response

I cannot install Rails. Please help.

Sometimes it takes quite a while for this to start going. How long do you wait for it? I've seen it take over 2 minutes to actually start doing something. (I'm guessing it is network issues.)
 

Cody Skidmore

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Sep 15, 2014, 7:13:12 PM9/15/14
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Rohan,

I started developing Rails with Windows 7 & RubyMine. After about two months, I switched to Linux Mint 16 and never looked back. Learning a new operating systems + Rails/Ruby at the same time can be a lot to take in, but it was worth it. The vast repository information available on the Internet makes jumping to Linux much easier too.

If you're game, try building a VM or even a dual boot machine running Linux to develop Rails apps. I doubt you'll regret it.

Respectfully,

Cody Skidmore
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