Cpanel Perl install overwrote CentOS Perl RPM?

cpanel overrides your version of perl because cpanel is certified to work against specific perl versions... they override the version you might have installed to insure that they can understand any bugs you report.... if you're running a different version they wouldnt' know if the bug is related to the other version or to something they've done.

This makes sense, but it's frustrating since we then have to wait for them to find it important enough to do testing on new versions of stuff.

as for perl.. you should, for safe measure update all your cpan addons:

> cpan
upgrade

try to do this during a low volume period on yoru server.. it requires some user involvement and can take a while.

 

I dont disagree with you.. I think if they require specialized versions of things for specific puposes, those hsould be distinct from a 'general distribution'

check if perl* is in your /etc/yum.conf exclude line.
it's not in mine.. I kept taking it out and cpanel kept putting it back in, but it seems they've stopped that.

I think it's the differnce between a Control Panel and a WebHostManager.


the WHM theory is generally to assume that someone needs a webhost manager because they aren't comfortable manging their own host... this is probably true for most cpanel customers... people buy cheap servers, throw on cpanel and they're instantly a hosting reseller.. however, for the select small percentage of their customers who know about systems management it becomes frustrating to have these restrictions.

I'm sure, however, it makes life easier for most and reduces trouble tickets for cpanel.