Re: upgrade broke perl?

[eppo]

when I try to update ubuntu, it tells me that i have unmet dependencies, and to run apt-get -f install, when i do that, i get this:

debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate feature.pm in @INC (@I
+NC contains: /usr/share/perl/5.14.2/ /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.
+10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /us
+r/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /
+usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text/Tabs.pm line 15.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Tabs.pm line 15.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Tabs.pm line 15.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text/Wra
+p.pm line 35.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Wrap.pm line 35.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm 
+line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template
+.pm line 10.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm 
+line 8.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question
+.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm li
+ne 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.p
+m line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 
+10.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 4.
) -- aborting
Setting up libpam0g (1.1.3-7ubuntu2) ...
Can't locate feature.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/share/perl/5.14.2
+/ /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /
+usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.1
+0 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text/Ta
+bs.pm line 15.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Tabs.pm line 15.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Tabs.pm line 15.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text/Wra
+p.pm line 35.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1/Text
+/Wrap.pm line 35.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm 
+line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template
+.pm line 10.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm 
+line 8.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question
+.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm li
+ne 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.p
+m line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 
+10.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 7
+.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm li
+ne 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 
+6.
dpkg: error processing libpam0g (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit sta
+tus 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libpam0g
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

any idea on how to fix this? thanks for your help. Joe