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Installed YAML via apt-get and still getting the same output (also trying to install with user cpan and user root, neither work): 
$ perl -MCPAN -e shell
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402)
Enter 'h' for help.

cpan[1]> install Net::SSH:Expect
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.20)
Going to read '/usr/share/cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:27:07 GMT
Running install for module 'Net::SSH::Expect'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz
CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v5.834)
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9719)
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect
+-1.09.tar.gz
Can't chown '/usr/share/cpan/FTPstats.yml.8436' to nobody/cpan: Operat
+ion not permitted
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.47)
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/CHECKSUMS
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.02)
Checksum for /usr/share/cpan/sources/authors/id/B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-E
+xpect-1.09.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache /usr/share/cpan/build for sizes
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 330.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in chdir at /usr/lib/perl/5.10/Cwd.
+pm line 338.
Use of chdir('') or chdir(undef) as chdir() is deprecated at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 338.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/
+perl/5.10/Cwd.pm line 353.
Use of uninitialized value $newdir in split at /usr/lib/perl/5.10/Cwd.
+pm line 359.
......................................................................
+......DONE
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.52)
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/Expect.pod
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/lib/Net/SSH/Expect.pm
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/MANIFEST
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/META.yml
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/t/
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/t/Net-SSH-Expect.t
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/Changes
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/README
Net-SSH-Expect-1.09/Makefile.PL
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in join or string at /usr/share/perl/
+5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 41.
Use of uninitialized value $path in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/
+perl/5.10/File/Spec/Unix.pm line 121.
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build B/BN/BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz

Warning: No success on command[/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=s
+ite]
  BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Failed during this command:
 BNEGRAO/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09.tar.gz           : writemakefile NO '/usr
+/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned status -1

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Re^2: CPAN appears to be broken
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jun 25, 2010 at 08:37 UTC
    /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NOT OK

    It might be useful to know just why that command is "NOT OK". Can you cd to the top level source directory of one of these modules that you're trying to build and run (as root) /usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site

    What error does that produce ?

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Here is the output, and I don't think it's very helpful :( 
      root@danielamaya:/usr/share/cpan/build/Net-SSH-0.09-HwGGVO# /usr/bin/p
+erl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site
Writing Makefile for Net::SSH
root@danielamaya:/usr/share/cpan/build/Net-SSH-0.09-HwGGVO#

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Re^2: CPAN appears to be broken
by rowdog (Curate) on Jun 25, 2010 at 21:52 UTC 
    $ perl -MCPAN -e shell
...
Can't chown '/usr/share/cpan/FTPstats.yml.8436' to nobody/cpan: Operat
+ion not permitted

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    You need to either run cpan as root or configure cpan to use sudo.

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