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!

Answer 1

I faced the same problem while executing the command

curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --rails

It appeared to be that I was using the command as not a previleged user. So, using

sudo curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --rails

solved the problem

Answer 2

I had the above error on installing ruby-2.3.0 in Ubuntu 16.04.

Go to the file:

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mc3man-ubuntu-trusty-media-xenial.list

and remove the below:

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial main 

then run sudo apt-get update and after rvm install ruby-2.3.0 it's working.

Answer 3

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?

Answer 4

Below solution is to solve the rvm requirment error returns 100

If any deb command is commented in /etc/apt/sources.list than try to uncomment that command from /etc/apt/sources.list

Command is:

$sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

If problem is not solved than replace sources.list file with other Ubuntu's sources.list

Command is:

$mv /etc/apt/sources.list

Please make a backup before doing that

Command is:

$cp /etc/apt/sources.list sources_backup.list

Problem should solve by this time, if not than reinstall the Ubuntu.

Note: If sources.list file is corrupted than it will gives problem to install other packages.

Answer 5

I had a permission problem, solved with:

sudo chmod 777 log

Answer 6

Make sure when you run sudo apt-get update, all your PPAs are updating correctly. If not, remove them or edit them so they do so (you might need to change the distribution, for example, from raring to lucid. You can do this through terminal or Software Center. This and this should help)