Topic: Missing Perl Module Help

[Darrin Domoney]

I am trying to install Perldesk (www.perldesk.com) on my SME 5.1.2
box for our tech support staff. I am finding that the install fails however as I am missing the following Perl modules:

1) DBI
2) DBD::MySql
3) MIME::Tools

I have done a fair amount of Linux admin but am not that practiced at Perl. Could someone give me a gentle shove in the right direction in terms of finding and installing the modules (easily).... I am trying to avoid the obvious make Makefile.pl

Thanks in advance,
Darrin

[P Kidd]

check at cpan.org for rpm's; some modules are bundled i.e. within other modules

[Darrin Domoney]

Peter,
 Thanks for the respose. I did try using the command
perl - MCPAN -e 'install module::name' but it fails
telling me that it cannot find the package. I can  browse with
lynx to cpan and see the modules but I was looking for a wat to automate the install if capable.

Darrin

[Les Mikesell]

Try:
perl -MCPAN -eshell
then /pattern/ to see if the names on CPAN match what you are using.