Re^2: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8

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Re^3: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8 by irasela (Initiate) on Mar 02, 2006 at 15:18 UTC
Hi!! Tks for asking... I tried to run the 2 commands but can't do it... Would you pls tell me how to run it? # idle@fw:scripts#whereis perl idle@fw:scripts#whereis: not found # perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/man/man1/perl.1.gz perl:: not found # pwd /usr/users/co653/install/perl-5.8.8 # # # cd /usr/bin/perl # pwd /usr/local/bin/perl # # idle@fw:scripts#whereis perl idle@fw:scripts#whereis: not found # perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/man/man1/perl.1.gz perl:: not found # Tks!!! =)	[reply]
Re^4: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8 by idle (Friar) on Mar 02, 2006 at 17:24 UTC
All before sign # in my previous reply is command prompt, you don't need it to repeat in your shell. Just type: `whereis perl` You can check man for whereis for more details.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8 by Anonymous Monk on Mar 02, 2006 at 21:45 UTC
Tks a lot for your help!! this is the Info i get when type the command... I try to run perl5.8.8 and i couldn't. Would you pls help me again? # # whereis perl perl: /usr/bin/perl # cd /usr/bin/perl # ls -la total 80 drwxrwxrwx 2 root system 8192 Feb 28 14:53 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root system 8192 Mar 1 15:34 .. -rwxr-x--- 1 root system 32768 Feb 22 12:44 perl5.6.2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root system 32768 Mar 1 15:19 perl5.8.8 # perl5.8.8 perl5.8.8: not found #	[reply]
Re^5: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8 by Anonymous Monk on Mar 02, 2006 at 23:30 UTC
I run this and i guess perl is not installed properly... # which perl no perl in /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/bin/X11 # which perl5 no perl5 in /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/bin/X11 # What can i do for install perl properly?? Tks a lot!!	[reply]
Re^6: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8 by idle (Friar) on Mar 03, 2006 at 07:27 UTC


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