stefao melchior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was wondering if any of you can help me suggesting how to upgrade perl > from 5.004 to 5.6.
I don't know of any easy way... the way I did it was with brute force and ignorance (of conflicts) with dpkg. There are a few awkward dependencies. I did it with: # dpkg -i --force-conflicts packagename.deb This method is _not_ recommended for general installations, using this can break your system if you're not careful. I only used it when I had to. Try using the safer: # dpkg -i packagename.deb before forcing the package. Also, write down the dependencies and conflicts of all the packages being installed. This way, you know more about what order to install and replace files. When forcing a package because it conflicts with an older package, remember to replace the older package soon thereafter. Until all of the requisite packages are installed, some packages may be brokenly installed (namely not configured due to dependencies). The easy way to configure all unconfigured packages is with: # dpkg --configure -a but if you want to be selective about the order that packages are configured, substitute "packagename" for "-a". Use it at your own risk. Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED]