Any linux experts?

[JamesV6CDX]

I am a novice to Linux, and over the last few months I have been teaching myself things.

I've have to start from the very basics with the shell, but I've taught myself about how it handles users, folders/files, permissions. I've learnt about sudo / IPtables / Yum / Firewalld / Apache / and other real basics, I've also managed to download and install some web apps and get them running after editing config files.

I have three VPS's, one on Centos 6.9, one on Centos 7, but the question I have is around my Debian one, running Perl 5.

I have a Perl app that I want to use (nothing forum related) - it becomes available on port 8080 and requires lots of dependencies, which I have identified and installed.

Despite doing this, and despite using "aptitude" to confirm there's nothing missing, I still get an error message when I Try and run the app:

Can't locate AnyEvent/AIO.pm in @INC (you may need to install the AnyEvent::AIO module)

The problem is, I have installed every perl AnyEvent module I can find - but, there is none listed in the repositories that I can find, that matches the above.

Can any clever folk shed any light, please?

[STEMO]

I seem to remember Kevin is a Linux buff...........I think 

[JamesV6CDX]

I seem to remember Kevin is a Linux buff...........I think 

Exccccccccellent (Said like Mr Burns) 

[STEMO]

Or was it dbug.........sorry..........

[zirk]

Kevin plays around with it. 

OS I mean 

[STEMO]

Thanks, zirk, saved me bacon there 

[Mister Rog]

Hmm, I've got an old "netbook", it works but it's XP. I've been tempted to have ago with Linux, but so many different flavours. And . . . can I be arsed ?

[zirk]

Thanks, zirk, saved me bacon there 

No not Kevin Bacon his busy doing those EE adverts at the moment.

    ........Oh, I see what you mean now, yea, your welcome, usual arrangements apply, in the same Bank Account please.   

[Gaffers]

You need to find the documentation for the repository you are using to identify which dependencies you need.  Just firing off at the hip is a sure way to frustration in my experience.

[Andy H]

What is the perl app?

[TheBoy]

Run:

apt-cache search AIO

to find name of missing Perl module, then

apt-get install <name> to install it


Being a popular distro, there should be a compiled version for Debian.  If not, you're probably better off going into the dark world of CPAN, which will cause you problems on a distro like Debian.


Are you really sure you want to start something new running shitty old Perl though?

[TheBoy]

Just run the search on an old Debian (7.1) which is all I have to hand, suspect you need this one:

apt-cache search AnyEvent
libanyevent-aggressiveidle-perl - Aggressive idle processes for AnyEvent.
libanyevent-callback-perl - callback aggregator for AnyEvent watchers
libanyevent-dbd-pg-perl - AnyEvent interface to DBD::Pg's async interface
libanyevent-dbi-perl - module supporting asynchronous DBI access
libanyevent-forkobject-perl - fork jail for AnyEvent
libanyevent-http-perl - simple non-blocking HTTP/HTTPS client
libanyevent-httpd-perl - simple lightweight event based web (application) server
libanyevent-i3-perl - communicate with the i3 window manager
libanyevent-irc-perl - Perl module for handling IRC connections
libanyevent-perl - event loop framework with multiple implementations
libanyevent-redis-perl - Perl module that implements a non-blocking Redis client
libanyevent-serialize-perl - serializer and deserializer for AnyEvent
libanyevent-tools-perl - instrument collection for AnyEvent
libanyevent-xmpp-perl - implementation of the XMPP Protocol
twiggy - AnyEvent HTTP server for PSGI (like Thin)

[JamesV6CDX]

Cheers Jaime. I've installed every anyevent one in the list but it's still grumbling about a missing "anyevent:: AIO module" 

[TheBoy]

Did I mention Perl is old and shit, and a complete mess?  Are you really sure you want to use a Perl app?

Try libio-aio-perl

[STEMO]

Did I mention Perl is old and shit, and a complete mess?  Are you really sure you want to use a Perl app?

Try libio-aio-perl

We're talking about James here, he won't give up till he makes it work.