Ubuntu Hardy only has rubygems 1.3.1 and it seems to work

config/boot.rb

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Rails
       end
 
       def load_rubygems
-        min_version = '1.3.2'
+        min_version = '1.3.1'
         require 'rubygems'
         unless rubygems_version >= min_version
           $stderr.puts %Q(Rails requires RubyGems >= #{min_version} (you have #{rubygems_version}). Please `gem update --system` and try again.)