in reply to Re^2: Ubuntu cups package upgrade problem after upgrading to Perl 5.10
in thread Ubuntu cups package upgrade problem after upgrading to Perl 5.10

PERL5LIB="/home/jimk/lib/perl:/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux/"

Try the following: PERL5LIB="" apt-get install $whatever

Things like left over environment variables are a good reason for a separate root account (that some distributions don't provide anymore).

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Re^4: Ubuntu cups package upgrade problem after upgrading to Perl 5.10
by jkeenan1 (Deacon) on Jan 14, 2008 at 18:16 UTC
    Moritz wrote:

    Try the following: PERL5LIB="" apt-get install $whatever

    ... which is what, in effect, I did seconds before seeing your post. Thanks for responding.

    Jim Keenan
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