On launching CPAN i get the following error:

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user@austria:~$ sudo cpan
Sorry, we have to rerun the configuration dialog for CPAN.pm due to so
+me missing parameters. Configuration will be written to
 <</home/lampuser/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm>>

CPAN.pm requires configuration, but most of it can be done automatical
+ly.
If you answer 'no' below, you will enter an interactive dialog for eac
+h
configuration option instead.

Would you like to configure as much as possible automatically? [yes] 

Autoconfigured everything but 'urllist'.

Now you need to choose your CPAN mirror sites.  You can let me pick mi
+rrors for you, you can select them from a list or you can enter them 
+by hand.

Would you like me to automatically choose some CPAN mirror sites for y
+ou? (This means connecting to the Internet) [yes] 
Looking for CPAN mirrors near you (please be patient)
Can't call method "http" on unblessed reference at /usr/share/perl/5.1
+8/CPAN/FirstTime.pm line 1868.

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System details:

user@austria:~$ perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 18 subversion 2) configuration
+:
   
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=3.2.0-58-generic, archname=x86_64-linux-gnu-t
+hread-multi
    uname='linux brownie 3.2.0-58-generic #88-ubuntu smp tue dec 3 17:
+37:58 utc 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '

user@austria:~$ uname -a
Linux austria 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 
+2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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