Setting proxy for CPAN
To enable CPAN behind proxy: # perl -MCPAN -e shell Terminal does not support AddHistory. cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402) Enter 'h' for help. cpan[1]> o conf init /proxy/ If you're accessing the net via proxies, you can specify them in the CPAN configuration or via environment variables. The variable in the $CPAN::Config takes precedence. <ftp_proxy> Your ftp_proxy? [] <http_proxy> Your http_proxy? [webproxy.yourdomain.com:8080] <no_proxy> Your no_proxy? [] If your proxy is an authenticating proxy, you can store your username permanently. If you do not want that, just press RETURN. You will then be asked for your username in every future session. Your proxy user id? [] Please remember to call 'o conf commit' to make the config permanent! cpan[2]> o conf commit commit: wrote '/usr/share/perl5/CPAN/Config.pm' Ref: ...