Hi,

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 Latest Version 32-bit and I have a problem after I have installed Perl.

I got this error: /usr/bin/perl^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

what I need to to for fix this error?

I've installed apt-get install perl and lib
all this commands i used:
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Parallel::ForkManager'
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Authen::SASL'
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SMTP'
perl -MCPAN -e 'MIME::Base64'

Now I don't know what to do I try to remove and re-install again apt-get update after all and without success.

Please help me step by step what to do.

I will appreciate your effort.

Thanks
Colin

Ok, let's sort this out.

1) First of all, you are getting that error in response to what? What are you trying to do when the error comes up?

2) what do you mean by 'after I've installed Perl'? - Perl comes with even the most minimal install of Ubuntu.

3) do:

I have see this error when I trying to ping my network ip is scanning ip 192.168.0.100 and packages and after that is stopped and appear this error. i have apt-get remove perl and re-install again apt-get install perl and again this problem. I try to apt-get update and without success.

do you have a skype, yahoo ,messenger MSN for talk ? I can install Team View and enter in my pc for see exactly the problem.

The fact you have ^M after the error message points to the file being in dos format. I dunno what progs exist on ubuntu which are similar to tounix/todos - try that, if not, try dos2unix.

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1. You are running a script
2. The script begins with (#!/usr/bin/perl)
3. The script was written/saved in Windows

Windows and Linux do not use the same line endings. You need to convert a windows text file to use linux line endings by running:
At the risk of being overly obvious: replace "name_of_script" with the path and filename for the script you are trying to run.

EDIT:
devnull10 beat me to it!

See: /usr/bin/perl^M: bad interpreter

EDIT2:
Or alternatively, Google results for searching 'perl^M bad interpreter'

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Run on your script.

I have installed dos2unix but I don't know how to use and how ^M. I talk with a person and have explain me this problem cause for writing in windows editor like this.

Have Yahoo Messenger ID ? for talk online and enter with Team View in my pc ?

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread should be closed (or merged) as it is a duplicate of http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ectory-917986/. Please don't.

Closed as per above. Responses are practically the same of the other thread.