Questions tagged [perl]
Perl is a high-level programming language that comes installed by default in Ubuntu. It is well known for it's use for text manipulation, CGI scripts and it's huge community. You can find any modul and many tutorials on http://www.cpan.org/
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Dependency is not satisfiable: libgtk2-perl
I am trying to install gmusicbrowser in ubuntu 22.04 but sadly I am getting the below errors.
I have sudo apt install libglib2.0-dev in a blind hope it might install perl, but no such luck.
sudo gdebi ...
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Unable to install php8.2-dev on ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to install swool using perl on ubuntu server then i get bellow error:
ERROR: `phpize' failed
As i searched turns out i should install php-dev but then i got below errors:
The following ...
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Perl may be unconfigured?
Hi I have error when I want to install,remove or configure my package this is the error
debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Debconf/Log.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Debconf::...
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preint and postrm scripts are not running showing as access denied
root@XXXXXXXXXX:/home/user# apt install /var/cache/apt/archives/perl_5.36.0-7 ubuntu0.23.04.2_amd64.deb
Reading ...
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How to run perl script in background
I am new user to ubuntu...
Putting & and in the end is putting the application on background, but not really, it still gives me the output of the perl script in my command line even though it is ...
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Add Prefix name in a file in Perl Script
I am trying to write a perl script to add the prefix name on the file (~100 files), but i am failed to get it done.
Example case that what I means:
abc.jpg change to NYear_abc.jpg
def.jpg ...
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Bash script does not recognize commands (Perl and Python scripts)
I have this script in bash inside which is defined to use perl and python for subprograms that need to analyze my data.
Script is executing fine until Step3 and Step4 and crashes with command not ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: perl ExtUtils::Embed is broken for ldopts
Running perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts results in unusable output:
-Wl,-E -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.34/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
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reinstall spamassassin (broken perl)
spamassassin was broken on my Ubuntu 20.10 and I can't reinstall it.
I have done
dpkg --purge spamassassin sa-compile spamc
deluser --remove-all-files debian-spamd
apt update
apt upgrade
apt install ...
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Perl: replace literal expression and literal variable names
When I use this expression:
echo '...${var}#other.([]);,=${var}#other${var}...' | perl -pe 's/\Q.([]);,=${var}\E/.([]);,=ok/'
As expected, the variable ${var} is expanded to "" (empty value)...
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How do I run asciiquarium in out-of-the-box ubuntu?
Asciiquarium is a perl script that requires Term::Animation. What are the appropriate hoops to jump through to get this cpan module into an ubuntu perl install?
apt-cache search animation |grep -i ...
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perl - get non-zero exit code if at least one of the listed files does not exist
As for the cat command, which returns an exit code other than 0 if at least one file in the list does not exist, but continuing its execution, I would also like the same behavior for the "perl&...
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Can not start postgresql due to perl error
I have installed postgres on my Ubuntu, when I try to run the psql command I am getting following error:
$ psql
Can't locate POSIX.pm: /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22.1/POSIX.pm: ...
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perl install DBD::mysql failed on ubuntu 20.04
I have installed the latest mysql database on my ubuntu 20.04 laptop.
Next I tried to install all the perl modules I need to write Perl scripts to access my mysql database.
I started a "sudo -i&...
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How do I update/install Perl?
The Perl package is in /usr/bin and is an older version (5.12.4). The current stable release appears to be 5.14.2.
How do I update this version? Root access is required, and I do not want to compile ...
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How to delete emojis from Youtube filenames?
Im trying to remove emoticons from this Youtube filename:
وسائل الاتصال الحديثة 📺 & 💻 😃 -eYrBcHOx2Jf.mp4
Im using perl -p -e 's/[^[:ascii:]]//g' and tr -dc '[:print:]' but got this;
& -...
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perl modules missing after upgrading to 22.04
Yesterday I upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04
the upgrade went fairly smoothly.
However, after the upgrade, all the perl modules I had installed were no longer installed.
Is this because Perl was re-...
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perl script wont run unless I use perl prefix [duplicate]
I have a weird problem trying to run a simple perl script on ubuntu 22.04.
test.pl content:
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Hello\n";
output of which perl command:
/usr/bin/perl
I used to run ...
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ubuntu cannot find /usr/bin/ld -lperl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lperl
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status.
command used
-L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/per;/5.30/Core -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt libtool
On the above path I ...
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How do I install asciiquarium?
How do I install and run asciiquarium in Ubuntu? It seems kind of complicated, and I don't know how to compile source code.
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Error when installing mariadb on Chromebook
I'm trying install wordpress locally on my chromebook following these instructions.
I successfully ran:
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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install nano
`
But then get an error when I try to ...
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Why Ubuntu (20.04) doesn't have Perl preinstalled?
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/48018/why-is-perl-installed-by-default-with-most-linux-distributions
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1164133/are-there-unix-platforms-where-perl-is-not-...
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How to install slurm-seff in Ubuntu [duplicate]
I am trying to install Slurm-seff Perl package into Ubuntu 19.10.
It has .rpm package to install https://pkgs.org/download/slurm-seff ; but I am unable to install alien to install the .rpm package.
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Renaming multiple files by removing a single number (1 & 2) in each file [duplicate]
I have approx 200 files named in the format:
paired_dat_11_R1.fq
paired_dat_12_R2.fq
paired_dat_121_R1.fq
paired_dat_122_R2.fq
paired_dat_851_R1.fq
paired_dat_852_R2.fq
I just would like to rename ...
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Install perl to /usr/local/bin
Is it possible to install perl to /usr/local/bin without full sudo permissions
namely only sudo apt install ... being allowed.
I have a DVD with a software, using /usr/local/bin/perl in shebang, ...
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WSL Ubuntu why does cpanm install Perl5 modules in the wrong spot?
I have Ubuntu installed under Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). There are Perl5 modules installed under /usr/share/perl/5.30.0 and I can access these with a plain use statement. But when I install ...
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loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched
I don't use perl, but I do use Slic3r, which apparently uses perl.
I don't know what has done it, but some update somewhere has broken perl and I have no idea how to fix it. I've searched a lot but ...
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how to show perl printf with decimal as a variable
#!/usr/bin/env bash
n=3
awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.\"$n\"f\", (2*2.22222222)}"
result: 4.444
but:
perl -e "printf \"%.3f\", (2*2.22222222)"
how ...
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perl can't see path problem ubuntu 20.04.4 anaconda
Hi Im trying to run pfam_scan.pl (bioinformatics)
Im using conda but theres is perl from ubuntu system... Its conflicts with another? Or script can't see modules?
$ pfam_scan.pl
Can't locate Moose.pm ...
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unable to locate librrd-simple-perl
I am unable to install librrd-simple-perl. System says it is "unable to locate package...". I am trying to install it on a fresh Ubuntu Server LTS 22.04.
Am I missing a repository?
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search for duplicate photos
I have photos, in folder A, they also exist, in folders B and C. They have the same filenames. How to search for them and delete them from folder A? A perl script or something would be ideal since I ...
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How to find mentions of a string in all directory files? [duplicate]
I will describe my task:
I have a lot of directories with a lot of perl-files. I need to find all files that mention the string "license.key". What ways can this be implemented?
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Shutter is complaining about that can't locate Carp/Always.pm in @INC
I made a full upgrade from Ubuntu v18 to Ubuntu v20.
Shutter was not upgraded - it was removed.
I was trying to install from CRAN or from source.
Both complain about old Perl libraries.
When I am ...
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Unable to locate package perl(Net: & IO::Socket:)
When i am trying to use following command it shows following error
root@RR-DE-NMS-1:~# apt-get install 'perl(Net::SSLeay)' 'perl(IO::Socket::SSL)'
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency ...
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Problem installing Perl module Sys::Info::Driver::Linux
I am running Linux on Windows (Ubuntu) to install a bioinformatics software (MEME Suite - Installation Guide). Please bear in mind I do not have much experience using Linux.
I am following the ...
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Trying to update from 16.04LTS to 18.04LTS but unmet perl dependencies or conflicts when updating packages
I've done: sudo apt update
But when I do sudo apt upgrade, I get:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
perl-modules-5.22 : Conflicts: perl-modules
Conflicts: perl-...
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How to handle format in perl?
I want to write the number in two decimal using Perl script. Here is my code.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
print "Preparing input files\n";
$incr=0.10;
&prepare_input();
exit(0);
sub ...
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How to install all the perl modules in Ubuntu at once
I want to install LWP::UserAgent. I tried by using metascan manual method. but it has ~50 depedencies.
I was installing RepeatModeler by using the command perl ./configure
But I get:
The following ...
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How to use cpan command to install downloaded perl module (.tar.gz file)
I want to install Sys::RunAlone. I'm not able to install cpanm due to other independent reason, with which I was able to give the downloaded Sys::RunAlone compressed file directly and it installed. In ...
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Can Raku and Perl 5 Run on Same Ubuntu With Switching
I am using a desktop with Ubuntu 20.04. I have Perl 5 installed. I will be installing Raku. Before I install Raku, I want to make sure that I can switch between them, when running a Perl script.
Is ...
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variable substitution
I found this on shell script, in variable substitution option using cap symbols
can anyone explain the logic of this nf=${f:gs^__^/^}
for f in notes__* books__*; do
nf=${f:gs^__^/^}
perl -p -...
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Open pl command [duplicate]
This is probably pretty basic but I have not been able to solve it. I am trying to execute IDrive for Linux, and following the instructions I need to run account_setting.pl. I open the terminal ...
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How to read multiple files in a directory by matching a pattern?
I have a directory containing 'x' no. of files. Some files contain a "Pass" string and some others with "Fail". I want to read both files and store the pass and fail files separately into two ...
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Problem with Perl installation on Ubuntu 20.04
I am an inexperienced user. I have two different bioinformatics applications using different Perl libraries. I get the following error when trying to execute one of them:
/usr/bin/perl: symbol lookup ...
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for loop issues, ls not working right
I have a code that has to be run through Ubuntu. When my code reaches filelist, instead of giving all of the subfolders within the filelist, it gives the same list as from the subjectlist... why is ...
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Perl script error : 'script executable not found'
I am trying to execute a perl script from Ubuntu (14.04 LTS). The script is transOutput.pl which calls an executable pdb_trans. However, when I run the script, I get the following error that pdb_trans ...
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What Ubuntu 20.04 package gives the Perl module Locale::Language?
What Ubuntu 20.04 package gives the Perl module Locale::Language? I've looked on https://packages.ubuntu.com/ but I can't find anything. Web search isn't turning up anything. Not sure I'm searching ...
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nginx hangs if "reload" 2 times
If you execute "service nginx reload" 2 times (this also works with any commands that execute "reload", for example systemctl reload nginx.service) - nginx hangs and stops ...
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Append multiple digits to the end of eatch lines
i need to cat temperature values in /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon[0-9]/temp[0-9]_input and append them to the corresponds names in given file.
help !
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Install perl 5.10.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
I am trying to install an old version of perl (5.10.1) since it is a dependency for software I want to use (and newer versions do not work). I downloaded the source from https://www.cpan.org/src/...