OSX Server Perl install modules

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Hi I have a working PERL in my El Capitan OSX server. All i want is to install a perl module Finance::YahooQuote. Here are the commands I executed: perl -MCPAN -e shell here is the output. I do understand that there is a permission problem but I am not sure how to fix it! Any help would be much appreciated.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v2.00)
Enter 'h' for help.

cpan[1]> install Finance::YahooQuote                                  
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Reading '/Users/xxxx/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:29:02 GMT
Running install for module 'Finance::YahooQuote'
Running make for E/ED/EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.mirror.vexxhost.com/authors/id/E/ED/EDD/Finance-YahooQuote
+-0.25.tar.gz
Can't chown '/Users/xxxx/.cpan/FTPstats.yml.23232' to root/staff: Oper
+ation not permitted
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.mirror.vexxhost.com/authors/id/E/ED/EDD/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for /Users/xxxx/.cpan/sources/authors/id/E/ED/EDD/Finance-Yah
+ooQuote-0.25.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /Users/xxxx/.cpan/build for sizes
..................I have neither the -x permission nor the permission 
+to change the permission; can only partially estimate disk usage of '
+ReadLine'
Can't cd to (/Users/xxxx/.cpan/build/Term-ReadLine-Perl-1.0303-kHAm4b/
+) ReadLine: Permission denied
 at /System/Library/Perl/5.18/CPAN/CacheMgr.pm line 137.
..........................................................DONE

  CPAN.pm: Building E/ED/EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a Unix-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Finance::YahooQuote
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
cp YahooQuote.pm blib/lib/Finance/YahooQuote.pm
cp yahooquote blib/script/yahooquote
"/usr/bin/perl" -MExtUtils::MY -e 'MY->fixin(shift)' -- blib/script/ya
+hooquote
Manifying 1 pod document
Manifying 1 pod document
  EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make -- OK
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 "/usr/bin/perl" "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-MTest::H
+arness" "-e" "undef *Test::Harness::Switches; test_harness(0, 'blib/l
+ib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01base.t ...... ok   
t/02simple.t .... ok   
t/03extended.t .. ok   
t/04custom.t .... ok   
t/05test.t ...... ok   
All tests successful.
Files=5, Tests=8,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.05 usr  0.03 sys +  0.69 cusr 
+ 0.17 csys =  0.94 CPU)
Result: PASS
  EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Manifying 1 pod document
Manifying 1 pod document
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
ERROR: Can't create '/Library/Perl/5.18/Finance'
mkdir /Library/Perl/5.18/Finance: Permission denied at /System/Library
+/Perl/5.18/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 469.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
 at -e line 1.
make: *** [pure_site_install] Error 13
  EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- NOT OK
Failed during this command:
 EDD/Finance-YahooQuote-0.25.tar.gz           : install NO
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Re: OSX Server Perl install modules by jeffa (Bishop) on Jan 27, 2016 at 19:54 UTC
You need to run that under `sudo`. Also, you might want to consider using perlbrew which will allow you to install modules as a non-privileged user. From the shell: `$ sudo cpan` [download] jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: OSX Server Perl install modules by perldb2 (Initiate) on Jan 27, 2016 at 20:00 UTC
Well sudo does not work either `cpan[2]> sudo install Finance::YahooQuote + + Unknown shell command 'sudo'. Type ? for help.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: OSX Server Perl install modules by tangent (Parson) on Jan 27, 2016 at 21:17 UTC
You need to use sudo for the CPAN shell: `sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell ... cpan> install Finance::YahooQuote` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: OSX Server Perl install modules by perldb2 (Initiate) on Jan 28, 2016 at 03:34 UTC
Re: OSX Server Perl install modules by kcott (Archbishop) on Jan 28, 2016 at 23:39 UTC
G'day perldb2, Welcome to the Monastery. I see you have a solution to your immediate problem. You may also be interested in "CPAN on El Capitan" (posted a few months ago) which has more general information regarding this matter. — Ken	[reply]