Re: debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Debian/DebConf/Co nfigDb.pm
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:11:10PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> Ed Greenberg wrote:
> > I seem to have broken dpkg (or something :) by reinstalling Perl 5.6.1 from
> > source.
> >
> > When trying to install a package I get: debconf: Perl may be unconfigured
> > (Can't locate Debian/DebConf/ConfigDb.pm
>
> The perl that you built from source does not have the full @INC path that
> is built into debian's perl, so most debian packages will probably not
> work. In other words, you've screwed your system.
For exactly this reason, if you decide you want to try out a different
version of Perl, you should always install it in /usr/local. That
directory is reserved for local modifications.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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