root@i5c:/home/gerd-deb# perl -MCPAN -eshell

CPAN.pm requires configuration, but most of it can be done automatically.
If you answer 'no' below, you will enter an interactive dialog for each
configuration option instead.

Would you like to configure as much as possible automatically? [yes] 


Autoconfiguration complete.

commit: wrote '/root/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm'

You can re-run configuration any time with 'o conf init' in the CPAN shell
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

To fix enter>  install Term::ReadLine::Perl


cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v2.22)
Enter 'h' for help.

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