C:\Users\pmu>perl --version This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 2 (v5.18.2) built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-64int Copyright 1987-2013, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. C:\Users\pmu>cpanm Net::SSH::Perl --> Working on Net::SSH::Perl Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SC/SCHWIGON/Net-SSH-Perl-1.36.tar.gz ... OK Configuring Net-SSH-Perl-1.36 ... OK Building and testing Net-SSH-Perl-1.36 ... FAIL ! Installing Net::SSH::Perl failed. See C:\MY32BI~2\data\.cpanm\work\1391439225.3880\build.log for details. Retry with --force to force install it.