Re: [CentOS] why type "perl -MCPAN -e shell" -> "install XML::Simple" on CentOS 5?

From: Steven Vishoot <sir_funzone(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Oct 30 2007 - 20:50:12 EDT

• Jim Perrin <jperrin@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/30/07, Rogelio <scubacuda@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm running nmap2nagios.pl, and I notice that on
> CentOS 5, I had to
> > run the following to get it working (when I didn't
> have to do the same
> > on CentOS 4)
> >
> > perl -MCPAN -e shell
> > (answer questions)
> > > install XML::Simple
> >
> > Why is that?
>
> Because for some insane reason you chose to go about
> things the hard
> (and potentially dangerous) way instead of 'yum
> install
> perl-XML-Simple' from the base repository.
>
> Please don't make me get out my soap box regarding
> package management.
>
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Yes, Please do not get him started! It gets to slippery . :D

Steven  

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