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Broken `/Library/Ruby/Site/2.6.0` on MacOS, cannot run `brew`

To start, I had these following annoying output when opening my terminal: Ignoring bigdecimal-2.0.0 because its extensions are not built. Try: gem pristine bigdecimal --version 2.0.0 Ignoring ...
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Gem can't switch sources

What could be preventing me from switching gem sources?
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Installing ruby / gems / jekyll on mac

I tried to install newer version of ruby, because I needed it for install the Jekyll. Now when I try to use any gem command (i.e. gem install jekyll) I get a my little pony image in the Terminal and a ...
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Error creating a Ruby launchd task with RVM in OS X

I want to periodically run a ruby gem based command. I am using RVM and following the tutorial set out here. My ruby task is called daily_checks.rb and is as follows: #!/usr/bin/env ruby puts 'in ...
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NoMethodError with Ruby when installing SoundCloud 2000 client for CLI

I’m trying to install SoundCloud2000 on my MacBook running Mac OS X 10.8.5. I have Ruby 2.2.0, mpg123, and portaudio installed. Installing SoundCloud 2000 as a GEM seems to work fine: gem install ...
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Gems installed with the --user-install option into the OS X home folder aren't working properly afterwards.

On previous OS X revisions i had installed my gems with sudo. With Yosemite i wanted to change that and install without sudo. To leave the default gems in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0 /System/Library/...
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Ruby error on my Mac

I'm having issues with my Ruby on my iMac (early 2010). I have the preview of Mac OS X Yosemite installed, but I've had these issues like forever, so I can't imagine OS X being the error here. ...
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Incorrect lookup as user, but correct at root

I have a new OSX machine running Mavericks and have an interesting situation getting to rubygems.org. As a normal user: $ curl http://rubygems.org|head curl: (7) Failed connect ...
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OS X `gollum` install not working

I've tried many things to fix this, but i can't get get gollum as a cli utility. gem install gollum completes with ... Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error ...
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What should I make out of this message?

I am trying to set up the Ruby on Rails on my Mac OS X Maverick just to check whether I have Rails installed I typed rails --version and I got this as response /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby....
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How do I alias a Homebrew installed Ruby 1.9 gem binary in /usr/local/bin?

Homebrew's Ruby 1.9 ships with rubygems. Doing gem install ... installs files and binaries into some long-winded path. For example, bundler is installed at: /usr/local/Cellar/ruby/1.9.3-p0/lib/ruby/...
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How to completely remove Ruby, Ruby gems on Mac OS X 10.6.4

Most rubyists might be shocked when they'll read this, but I'd like to know if it's possible to completely remove the Ruby framework as well as all the tools and gems that ship with Mac OS X 10.6.4. ...
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How to install RMagick RubyGem on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?

I am getting this error while trying to install RMagick: $ sudo gem install rmagick Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing rmagick: ERROR: Failed to ...
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