in reply to Re^2: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8
in thread Problems installing Perl 5.8.8

Hi!! Tks for asking...

I tried to run the 2 commands but can't do it... Would you pls tell me how to run it?

# idle@fw:scripts#whereis perl
idle@fw:scripts#whereis: not found
# perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/man/man1/perl.1.gz
perl:: not found
# pwd
/usr/users/co653/install/perl-5.8.8
#
#
# cd /usr/bin/perl
# pwd
/usr/local/bin/perl
# # idle@fw:scripts#whereis perl
idle@fw:scripts#whereis: not found
# perl: /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/man/man1/perl.1.gz
perl:: not found
#

Tks!!! =)

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Re^4: Problems installing Perl 5.8.8
by idle (Friar) on Mar 02, 2006 at 17:24 UTC
    All before sign # in my previous reply is command prompt, you don't need it to repeat in your shell. Just type:
    whereis perl
    You can check man for whereis for more details.
      Tks a lot for your help!! this is the Info i get when type the command... I try to run perl5.8.8 and i couldn't.

      Would you pls help me again?

      #
      # whereis perl
      perl: /usr/bin/perl
      # cd /usr/bin/perl
      # ls -la
      total
      80
      drwxrwxrwx 2 root system 8192 Feb 28 14:53 .
      drwxr-xr-x 3 root system 8192 Mar 1 15:34 ..
      -rwxr-x--- 1 root system 32768 Feb 22 12:44 perl5.6.2
      -rw-r--r-- 1 root system 32768 Mar 1 15:19 perl5.8.8
      # perl5.8.8
      perl5.8.8: not found
      #
      I run this and i guess perl is not installed properly...

      # which perl
      no perl in /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/bin/X11
      # which perl5
      no perl5 in /sbin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/bin/X11
      #
      What can i do for install perl properly??

      Tks a lot!!
        If you really have perl in dir /usr/bin/perl/ thats seems wrong for me, perl might be available for you like /usr/bin/perl/perl5.6.2, but you should be in correct group, due to permission. I myself should reinstall perl.