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Getting OptionParser::InvalidOption error while installing ruby on rails

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I am using ruby 1.9.3p194 and rubygems-2.1.7 on Ubuntu 12.0. Getting the below error when trying to install Rails using rubyGems.

gem install rails --include-dependencies
ERROR: While executing gem ... (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
invalid option: --include-dependencies
posted Dec 4, 2013 by Majula Joshi

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There is not a Ubuntu 12.0. Perhaps you mean 12.04. I recommend using rvm to install and manage RoR. https://rvm.io/
commented Dec 4, 2013 by Deepankar Dubey

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Is --include-dependencies a valid flag? I dont see it when I call

gem help install
from the command line

answer Dec 4, 2013 by Luv Kumar
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