RRDs Installation problem

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Re: RRDs Installation problem by Anonymous Monk on Dec 11, 2010 at 11:28 UTC
apt-get, I think that is a Debian/Ubuntu thing ... apt-get Internal Error, Could not perform immediate configuration (2) on perl-modules .. something about your apt repository list being wrong, or missing /var/lib/dpkg ... or install aptitude http://superuser.com/questions/199582/apt-error-could-not-perform-immediate-configuration-on	[reply]
Re: RRDs Installation problem by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Dec 11, 2010 at 12:28 UTC
First, download the source here. Second, install using `./configure --with-gnu-ld, make, make install, (do your system's ldcon +fig. The libs are in /usr/local/rrdtool-1.3.1/lib).` [download] Third, cd to `./rrdtool-1.3.1/bindings/perl-shared.` Fourth, run `perl Makefile.PL, make, make test, make install.` Fifth, RRDs is installed. Sixth, run `cpan RRD::Simple` Seventh, done! Update: if t/32 fails, do force install.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: RRDs Installation problem by wazoox (Prior) on Dec 11, 2010 at 17:53 UTC
No, don't do that on a Debian system. Use the Debian provided packages, or compile a complete perl suite together with modules in /opt or /usr/local. Debian system tools rely heavily on perl, and you may break your system by overwriting modules with different versions that the package manager isn't aware of.	[reply]
Re: RRDs Installation problem by wazoox (Prior) on Dec 11, 2010 at 18:00 UTC
As Anonymous said, you may have deleted a system directory and your system may be broken and need reinstallation. First, use 'aptitude' instead of 'apt-get', it's more advanced; aptitude and apt-get share most options. You should first try to repair the installation: `aptitude update aptitude install -f` [download] This should update/remove/install needed packages. If these commands fail to set back the system to a working state, as apparently you're not a skilled Debian administrator, you must consider your system broken. You'll have to reinstall it from scratch. else you can retry to install : `aptitude install librrds-perl` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]