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Installed YAML via apt-get and still getting the same output (also trying to install with user cpan and user root, neither work):

$ perl -MCPAN -e shell
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402)
Enter 'h' for help.

cpan[1]> install Net::SSH:Expect
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.20)
Going to read '/usr/share/cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:27:07 GMT
Running install for module 'Net::SSH::Expect'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz
CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v5.834)
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9719)
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect
+-1.09.tar.gz
Can't chown '/usr/share/cpan/FTPstats.yml.8436' to nobody/cpan: Operat
+ion not permitted
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.47)
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/CHECKSUMS
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.02)
Checksum for /usr/share/cpan/sources/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-E
+xpect-1.09.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /usr/share/cpan/build for sizes
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 330.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in chdir at /usr/lib/perl/5.10/Cwd.
+pm line 338.
Use of chdir('') or chdir(undef) as chdir() is deprecated at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 338.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 353.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in split at /usr/lib/perl/5.10/Cwd.
+pm line 359.
......................................................................
+......DONE
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.52)
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/Expect.pod
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/Expect.pm
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/MANIFEST
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/META.yml
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/t/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/t/Net-SSH-Expect.t
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/Changes
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/README
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/Makefile.PL
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz

Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=s
+ite]
  BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Failed during this command:
 BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz           : writemakefile NO '/usr
+/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned status -1
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