# CPAN Modules **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** rhel, ubuntu\ **Created:** [July 24, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862 "2019-07-24T20:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/1 "2019-07-24T20:17:18Z")
I have my playbook for CPAN. Right now it only works for Debian. I need it to work for SLES/RHEL/UBUNTU also but I don’t know how to add them into the playbook. Can someone please help! What I have: cpan-modules.yaml | | ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/2 "2019-07-25T12:11:43Z")
Please check the tasks below. Tested on: - Debian 9 and Debian 10 - CentOS 7 - Ubuntu Bionic (symlink /usr/bin/python3 or set ansible\_python\_interpreter inventory variable) - OpenSuSE 15 Notes: - notest is true as the @INC dot removal broke a couple of Perl modules - additional prerequisites might be needed for XS modules, e.g. [https://wiki.linuxia.de/library/stefan-hornburg-racke-perl-tricks-en#text-amuse-label-debianprequisites](https://wiki.linuxia.de/library/stefan-hornburg-racke-perl-tricks-en#text-amuse-label-debianprequisites) - split up the OS specific tasks into separate task files and include them Let me know if you have any questions. Regards           Racke ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/3 "2019-07-25T14:12:56Z")
Hi Stefan, Thanks for the tasks! I have modified it a bit to what we use. See below: ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/4 "2019-07-25T15:54:24Z")
> Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the tasks! I have modified it a bit to what we use. See below: > > --- > - hosts: all > remote\_user: root > > tasks: > - name: copy MyConfig.pm to the correct directory on remote host(s) > template: > src: ../../../library/conf/debian/debian-myconfig.pm > dest: /root/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm > - name: Install cpanm on Debian > apt: > name: cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'debian' > - name: Install other prerequisites (Debian) > apt: > name: > - gcc > - make > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'debian' > - name: Install cpanm on Ubuntu > apt: > name: cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'ubuntu' > - name: Install other prerequisites (Ubuntu) > apt: > name: > - gcc > - make > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'ubuntu' > - name: Install cpanm on RedHat > yum: > name: perl-App-cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'redhat' > - name: Install other prerequisites (RedHat) > yum: > name: > - gcc > - make > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'redhat' > - name: Install cpanm (SUSE Linux) > zypper: > name: perl-App-cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'sles' > - name: Install other prerequisites (SUSE Linux) > yum: > name: > - gcc > - make > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'sles' > - name: Install some CPAN modules > cpanm: > name: "{{ item }}" > notest: true > with\_items: > - "HTTP::DAV" > - "Log::Log4perl" > - "SOAP::Lite" > - "Digest::SHA1" > - "AnyData" > - "Log::Dispatch::FileRotate" > - "Term::Shell" > - "Crypt::RC4" > environment: > PERL\_CPANM\_OPT: "--mirror [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/"](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/"); > ... > > When I run this I get: > > failed: [ubuntu12ex6401] (item=HTTP::DAV) =\> {"ansible\_loop\_var": "item", "changed": false, "cmd": "/usr/bin/cpanm > HTTP::DAV -n", "item": "HTTP::DAV", "msg": "! Finding HTTP::DAV on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding HTTP::DAV on > search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on HTTP::DAV\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/C/CO/COSIMO/HTTP-DAV-0.49.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/C/CO/COSIMO/HTTP-DAV-0.49.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring HTTP-DAV-0.49 ... > OK\n==\> Found dependencies: XML::DOM\n! Finding XML::DOM on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding XML::DOM on search.cpan.org > failed.\n--\> Working on XML::DOM\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TJ/TJMATHER/XML-DOM-1.46.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TJ/TJMATHER/XML-DOM-1.46.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring XML-DOM-1.46 ... > OK\n==\> Found dependencies: XML::Parser::PerlSAX, XML::Parser\n! Finding XML::Parser::PerlSAX on cpanmetadb failed.\n! > Finding XML::Parser::PerlSAX on search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on XML::Parser::PerlSAX\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/K/KM/KMACLEOD/libxml-perl-0.08.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/K/KM/KMACLEOD/libxml-perl-0.08.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring > libxml-perl-0.08 ... OK\n==\> Found dependencies: XML::Parser\n! Finding XML::Parser on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding > XML::Parser on search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on XML::Parser\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/XML-Parser-2.44.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/XML-Parser-2.44.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring XML-Parser-2.44 > ... OK\nBuilding XML-Parser-2.44 ... FAIL\n! Installing XML::Parser failed. See /root/.cpanm/build.log for details.\n! > Bailing out the installation for libxml-perl-0.08. Retry with --prompt or --force.\n! Bailing out the installation for > XML-DOM-1.46. Retry with --prompt or --force.\n! Bailing out the installation for HTTP-DAV-0.49. Retry with --prompt or > --force.\n"} > > failed: [ubuntu12ex6401] (item=SOAP::Lite) =\> {"ansible\_loop\_var": "item", "changed": false, "cmd": "/usr/bin/cpanm > SOAP::Lite -n", "item": "SOAP::Lite", "msg": "! Finding SOAP::Lite on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding SOAP::Lite on > search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on SOAP::Lite\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/P/PH/PHRED/SOAP-Lite-1.27.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/P/PH/PHRED/SOAP-Lite-1.27.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring SOAP-Lite-1.27 ... > OK\n==\> Found dependencies: IO::Socket::SSL, LWP::Protocol::https, XML::Parser\n! Finding IO::Socket::SSL on cpanmetadb > failed.\n! Finding IO::Socket::SSL on search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on IO::Socket::SSL\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/S/SU/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-2.066.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/S/SU/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-2.066.tar.gz) ... OK\n==\> Found dependencies: > Net::SSLeay\n! Finding Net::SSLeay on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding Net::SSLeay on search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working > on Net::SSLeay\nFetching [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/C/CH/CHRISN/Net-SSLeay-1.88.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/C/CH/CHRISN/Net-SSLeay-1.88.tar.gz) ... > OK\nConfiguring Net-SSLeay-1.88 ... OK\nBuilding Net-SSLeay-1.88 ... FAIL\n! Installing Net::SSLeay failed. See > /root/.cpanm/build.log for details.\n! Bailing out the installation for IO-Socket-SSL-2.066. Retry with --prompt or > --force.\n! Finding LWP::Protocol::https on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding LWP::Protocol::https on search.cpan.org > failed.\n--\> Working on LWP::Protocol::https\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/O/OA/OALDERS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.07.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/O/OA/OALDERS/LWP-Protocol-https-6.07.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring > LWP-Protocol-https-6.07 ... OK\n==\> Found dependencies: IO::Socket::SSL\nBuilding LWP-Protocol-https-6.07 ... > OK\nSuccessfully installed LWP-Protocol-https-6.07\n! Finding XML::Parser on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding XML::Parser > on search.cpan.org failed.\n--\> Working on XML::Parser\nFetching > [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/XML-Parser-2.44.tar.gz](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/XML-Parser-2.44.tar.gz) ... OK\nConfiguring XML-Parser-2.44 > ... OK\nBuilding XML-Parser-2.44 ... FAIL\n! Installing XML::Parser failed. See /root/.cpanm/build.log for details.\n! > Bailing out the installation for SOAP-Lite-1.27. Retry with --prompt or --force.\n1 distribution installed\n"} > > Could you help me with this failure? Hello Keith, you need to install the following library development packages: Debian / Ubuntu :    - libexpat1-dev # XML::Parser    - libssl-dev # SOAP::Lite    - zlib1g-dev # SOAP::Lite RedHat:     - expat-devel # XML::Parser Regards          Racke ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/5 "2019-07-25T20:04:46Z")
Hi Stefan, I’ve installed: Debian/Ubuntu - libexpat1-dev - libssl-dev - zlib1g-dev RedHat - expat-devel I tweaked the tasks again: ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/6 "2019-07-26T05:35:31Z")
> Hi Stefan, > > I've installed: > > Debian/Ubuntu > - libexpat1-dev > - libssl-dev > - zlib1g-dev > > RedHat > - expat-devel > > I tweaked the tasks again: > > --- > - hosts: all > remote\_user: root > > tasks: > - name: copy MyConfig.pm to the correct directory on remote host(s) > template: > src: ../../../library/conf/debian/debian-myconfig.pm > dest: /root/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm > - name: Install cpanm on Debian/Ubuntu > apt: > name: cpanminus > when: > ansible\_os\_family|lower == 'debian' > - name: Install cpanm on RedHat > yum: > name: perl-App-cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'redhat' > - name: Install cpanm (SUSE Linux) > zypper: > name: perl-App-cpanminus > when: > ansible\_distribution|lower == 'sles' > - name: Install some CPAN modules > cpanm: > name: "{{ item }}" > notest: true > with\_items: > - "HTTP::DAV" > - "Log::Log4perl" > - "SOAP::Lite" > - "Digest::SHA1" > - "AnyData" > - "Log::Dispatch::FileRotate" > - "Term::Shell" > - "Crypt::RC4" > environment: > PERL\_CPANM\_OPT: "--mirror [http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/"](http://hCPAN2.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/"); > ... > > Error: > > failed: [ubuntu12ex6401] (item=HTTP::DAV) =\> {"ansible\_loop\_var": "item", "changed": false, "cmd": "/usr/bin/cpanm > HTTP::DAV -n", "item": "HTTP::DAV", "msg": "! Finding HTTP::DAV on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding HTTP::DAV on > search.cpan.org failed.\n! cannot open file '/root/.cpanm/sources/sde\_cpan\_mirror/02packages.details.txt.gz': No such > file or directory opening compressed index\n! Couldn't find module or a distribution HTTP::DAV ()\n"} > > failed: [ubuntu12ex6401] (item=SOAP::Lite) =\> {"ansible\_loop\_var": "item", "changed": false, "cmd": "/usr/bin/cpanm > SOAP::Lite -n", "item": "SOAP::Lite", "msg": "! Finding SOAP::Lite on cpanmetadb failed.\n! Finding SOAP::Lite on > search.cpan.org failed.\n! cannot open file '/root/.cpanm/sources/sde\_cpan\_mirror/02packages.details.txt.gz': No such > file or directory opening compressed index\n! Couldn't find module or a distribution SOAP::Lite ()\n"} Hello Keith, looks like the target host cannot reach the CPAN mirror. Regards          Racke ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/7 "2019-07-26T13:34:07Z")
Thanks Stefan! Question: I need to use ansible\_distribution in myconfig.pm, how do I go about doing that? ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/8 "2019-07-29T15:57:16Z")
Do you know how I would use ansible\_distribution in [myconfig.pm](http://myconfig.pm/) ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Mills](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b77776/32.png) [@Keith\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith_Mills)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cpan-modules/30862/9 "2019-07-29T18:50:46Z")
Hi Stefan, I figured it out. Thank you for all of your help!