Re: perl module --> debian package name

From: Greg Folkert (greg_at_gregfolkert.net)
Date: 08/21/04

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    Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:06:30 -0400
    
    
    

    On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 12:12 -0400, John Harrold wrote:
    > Hey,
    >
    > I was trying to run a perl script on a Debian box and it kept complaining
    > that I didn't have the right perl module installed (in this case
    > the Date::Format module). Typically typically I can look through the
    > available packages with 'apt-cache search' and find the correct debian
    > package to install. In this case the name of the package was
    > 'libtimedate-perl' --- which isnt obvious given all of the other packages
    > with 'date' in them. So I was wondering if there was something out there
    > that maps perl modules to the Debian package that provides them. Perhaps I
    > just need to be more creative when using apt-cache.

    1. apt-get install dh-make-perl
    2. man dh-make-perl
    3. Do the magic that exists within dh-make-perl
    4. ...
    5. ... PROFIT!

    Have loads of fun.

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