Firstly, you may have to install cdebconf (which is written in C instead of perl) to make package management work before you restore your system perl. Secondly, reinstall the "perl" package (either by downloading it from http://packages.ubuntu.com/ or by APT which should start working after installing cdebconf).

Another option might be putting all Debconf-related modules into /opt/perl/lib/... (somewhere info @INC), since debconf is written in pure Perl (without XS).

You can also just unpack the perl package file using dpkg-deb and put the real /usr/bin/perl back.

Overwriting /usr/bin/perl is not a good idea, consider changing install scripts to modify (at least) PATH and PERL5LIB environment variables. Also, have a look at perlbrew and perlall, which also automate installing non-system perl without breaking things.

In reply to Re: Perl build and ubuntu problem... by aitap
in thread Perl build and ubuntu problem... by Gib

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