Trying to install the Number::Format module, but I keep getting this error. I get a similar error if I try to install this YAML module.

I don't think I should be running out of memory...

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cpan Number::Format Reading '/home/pi/.cpan/Metadata' Database was generated on Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:41:02 GMT Running install for module 'Number::Format' Checksum for /home/pi/.cpan/sources/authors/id/W/WR/WRW/Number-Format- +1.75.tar.gz ok Uncompressed /home/pi/.cpan/sources/authors/id/W/WR/WRW/Number-Format- +1.75.tar.gz successfully Using Tar:/bin/tar xf "Number-Format-1.75.tar": Couldn't untar Number-Format-1.75.tar: 'Cannot allocate memory' 'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state WRW/Number-Format-1.75.tar.gz Had problems unarchiving. Please build manually

In reply to Number::Format fails to install by Anonymous Monk

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