How can I install Perl's DBI module on Ubuntu?

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While I am trying to install perl modules-DBI i am getting this kind of error

Permission denied at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/CPAN/HandleConfig.pm line 554

innaM · Answer 1 · 2009-11-10 12:33:02Z

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sudo aptitude install libdbi-perl

answered Nov 10 '09 at 12:33

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catwalk · Answer 2 · 2009-11-10 10:09:31Z

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try to do that from root account

answered Nov 10 '09 at 10:09

catwalk

Ubuntu strongly discourages logging in as root and expects you to use sudo instead. – Paul Tomblin Nov 10 '09 at 12:36

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