perl dependency issue in WHM 62

[Miguel G]

After upgrading to WHM 62 I can´t update percona-toolkit RPM:

Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package percona-toolkit.x86_64 0:3.0.1-1.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Term::ReadKey) for package: percona-toolkit-3.0.1-1.el6.x86_64
percona/filelists_db                                     | 4.4 MB     00:01

The readkey RPM seems to be installed by cpanel:

[email protected] [/root]# rpm -qa |grep TermReadKey
cpanel-perl-524-TermReadKey-2.33-1.cp1162.x86_64

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello @Miguel G,

The following document explains how the Perl environment works in cPanel:

Guide to Perl in cPanel - Perl Environments - Software Development Kit - cPanel Documentation

Could you let us know the full output from the update attempt, including the failure message?

Thank you.

 

[Miguel G]

[email protected] [~]# yum install percona-toolkit
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security, tsflags, universal-hooks, verify
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
epel/metalink                                            |  20 kB     00:00     
 * EA4: 185.69.232.245
 * EA4-experimental: 185.69.232.245
 * base: mirror.airenetworks.es
 * epel: fr.mirror.babylon.network
 * extras: mirror.airenetworks.es
 * updates: mirror.airenetworks.es
EA4                                                      | 2.9 kB     00:00 ...
EA4-experimental                                         | 2.9 kB     00:00 ...
base                                                     | 3.7 kB     00:00     
datadog                                                  | 2.5 kB     00:00     
extras                                                   | 3.4 kB     00:00     
percona                                                  | 2.5 kB     00:00     
updates                                                  | 3.4 kB     00:00     
varnish-4.1                                              |  951 B     00:00     
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package percona-toolkit.x86_64 0:3.0.1-1.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Term::ReadKey) for package: percona-toolkit-3.0.1-1.el6.x86_64
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: percona-toolkit-3.0.1-1.el6.x86_64 (percona)
           Requires: perl(Term::ReadKey)
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello,

Do you have an entry for "perl*" on the exclude= line in your /etc/yum.conf file?

Thank you.

 

[Miguel G]

I do and I know that some people said in the past it was the only way to install perl dependencies in the past, but I was hoping that was changed in the last versions. Is not?

 

[cPanelMichael]

You should be able to remove the "perl*" entry from the exclude= line in the /etc/yum.conf file. It's no longer required on cPanel systems.

Thank you.

 

[Bobby_I]

You should be able to remove the "perl*" entry from the exclude= line in the /etc/yum.conf file. It's no longer required on cPanel systems.

Thank you.

That's great! Worked for me, thank you.

 

[megsjc]

I want to install perconna-toolkit but it is failing:

[email protected] [~]# rpm -i percona-toolkit-3.0.8-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
warning: percona-toolkit-3.0.8-1.el6.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID cd2efd2a: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
    perl(DBD::mysql) >= 1.0 is needed by percona-toolkit-3.0.8-1.el6.x86_64
    perl(IO::Socket::SSL) is needed by percona-toolkit-3.0.8-1.el6.x86_64
    perl(Term::ReadKey) is needed by percona-toolkit-3.0.8-1.el6.x86_64
[email protected] [~]#

I have installed through WHM (.../scripts2/module_installers_main?lang=perl) required perl modules but it continue failing. I have seen that my /etc/yum.conf have "exclude=.... perl* ....."

Whoud I remove the "perl*" part? I amb using v68.0.36

 

[cPanelMichael]

I have seen that my /etc/yum.conf have "exclude=.... perl* ....."

Whoud I remove the "perl*" part? I amb using v68.0.36

Yes, please remove the "perl*" exclusion entry in your /etc/yum.conf file. Then, try installing the Perl module via YUM instead of through the "rpm -i" command. EX:

yum install percona-toolkit

Thank you.