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I can't install some PERL Modules using CPAN in my droplet

Posted on February 5, 2020

Hi everyone,

I need install some perl modules using cpan on my droplet i get this output on the terminal

install Image::Magick
Reading '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:41:03 GMT
Running install for module 'Image::Magick'
Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/J/JC/JCRISTY/PerlMagick-6.89-1.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.26/Cwd.pm line 368.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in chdir at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.26/Cwd.pm line 377.
Use of uninitialized value $cwd in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl/5.26/CPAN/CacheMgr.pm line 81.
Catching error: "Can't chdir to : No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl/5.26/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 470.\cJ" at /usr/share/perl/5.26/CPAN.pm line 392.
	CPAN::shell() called at /usr/share/perl/5.26/App/Cpan.pm line 414
	App::Cpan::_process_options("App::Cpan") called at /usr/share/perl/5.26/App/Cpan.pm line 511
	App::Cpan::run("App::Cpan") called at /usr/bin/cpan line 13

When i try to find what perl modules are installed on my droplet using this command “instmodsh” i get this output:

cmd? l
Installed modules are:
   Perl
cmd?

Maybe you guys can help me to solve this issue. Thanks everyone!



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Solved doing this:

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus

then

sudo cpanm Name::Module

Thanks everybody!

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