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"/usr/bin/perl: bad interpreter: No such file or directory" on Debian. How can I restore or reconfigure perl?

Short Question: It seems that I have problems with perl, which makes me unable to run the dpkg-reconfigure command. How to recover the /usr/bin/perl file? Some Background I have had some problems ...
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apt is broken relying on broken perl version

while trying to upgrade packages on pibian I am running into the following issues, all issues to resolve it seem to involve upgrading perl which is not possible with apt relying on broken perl At ...
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Run application from html button using php/perl

I was wondering if there is any way to open an application or file browser such as nautilus from a local html button using php or perl. The webpage is local and I have php and perl installed. I can ...
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Script not running as cronjob

I got a script which runs in a cronjob as root. The problem is that the addgroup command would output "Command not found" when it gets executed by the script. #!/usr/bin/perl $datei = `ls /var/www/...
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How can I fix broken apt/perl libraries?

I've got a Raspberry Pi set up as a web server, everything all working well until 5 mins ago, and I seem to have messed up man-db, apt or some perl library. apt-get doesn't seem to be updating and ...
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Could not perform immediate configuration on 'perl'

I'm trying to upgrade a debian squeeze system to wheezy. I've done an apt-get update && apt-get -V upgrade on squeeze, then changed my source.list to reference wheezy not squeeze. then, apt-...
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Perl installation on Debian vs CentOS

As described here at http://www.directadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43558&page=1 I am trying to find the equivalent apt-get install commands for the current version of Debian for: yum ...
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SSL trouble in Perl's LWP after Debian Wheezy upgrade

I just upgraded to Debian Wheezy from Lenny (long story) and a few of my Perl packages didn't make the upgrade for some reason, among them Crypt::SSLeay (libcrypt-ssleay-perl). I was unable to ...
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CPAN install to many directories

When I install stuff locally (not as root) with CPAN, it ends up putting things in a multitude of places. So much so, that I have to set PERL5LIB to five directories! Here's the CPAN settings where ...
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How to run a script constantly in background under linux

I have a perl script which runs a mini webserver allowing me to do various things. I'd like to have this script run when the machine starts up, and constantly run in the background. How should I ...
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How do i install Perl 5.10.1 on Debian, using the packaging system?

I have little to no idea about administrating Debian, but I would like to at least use that release of Perl. Googling has proven unfruitful, so i turn to you, Stackoverflow. Note: Managed to find the ...
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How do you manage perl modules on a Debian system?

I'd like to know if you have a method for managing perl modules on your Debian system, with respect to the following: Installing new modules Listing of manually installed modules Checking ...
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