Re^2: Perl Module Installation

But if your server only has "copy & paste" connectivity to "The Internet" what good will Net::SSH be?

I understand the sentiment, and it made for a ++funny reply. But in the OP's defense, it's quite possible (and probably not uncommon) to have a local network isolated from the internet as a whole, where it still makes sense to use SSH to communicate between the nodes in the LAN.

To misteradey's question, trying to add confirmation to what you just said: it does appear that Net::SSH is pure-Perl (and thus could copy/paste) and doesn't have any non-core dependencies that I noticed (so wouldn't require copy/pasting other modules to get Net::SSH to work).

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Re^3: Perl Module Installation by misteradey (Initiate) on Dec 10, 2020 at 16:49 UTC
Thank you. In my defence - this server is indeed part of a network with many thousands of devices, which I need to control via SSH (from the server). None of which have access to the Internet.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl Module Installation by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 10, 2020 at 17:10 UTC
I work in a similar restrictive environment, and use a local cpan repo using minicpan hosted infernally.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl Module Installation by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 10, 2020 at 15:38 UTC
Agreed, at work we have no internet connected systems at all.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl Module Installation by Bod (Parson) on Dec 10, 2020 at 23:24 UTC
So...do you have to use removable media to get CPAN (and other software) modules from the internet onto these isolated systems?	[reply]
Re^5: Perl Module Installation by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 11, 2020 at 00:08 UTC
Use the tool mentioned to maintain a cpan mirror (without the stuff I'll never use), use the client mandated route to transfer this to their network as and when required.	[reply]