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Can't locate ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm in @INC ...

By: Ashley  

If you are getting this error (Can't locate ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm in @INC ...), here is a simple solution for you.

You are probably trying to install an utiltiy such as Geo-IP in your linux machine and when you try to execute perl Makefile.PL, you will get this error.

To resolve this, you simply need to install as follows:

cd /root
wget http://files.directadmin.com/services/9.0/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.31.tar.gz
tar xvzf ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.31.tar.gz
cd ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.31
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install

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