$ perl -v This is perl, v5.6.2 built for i686-linux # should be 5.8.x for you [snip] $ perl -MSocket -e 'print $Socket::VERSION, $/'; 1.72 $ perl -MEnmac::Transaction -e 'print $Socket::VERSION, $/'; Can't locate Enmac/Transaction.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.2/i686-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.2 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.2/i686-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.2 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl .). BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. $