robertw@mymrtg:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libdevel-symdump-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl liburi-perl libwww-perl x11-common Suggested packages: libio-socket-ssl-perl Recommended packages: libmailtools-perl libhtml-format-perl libcompress-zlib-perl The following NEW packages will be installed: libdevel-symdump-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl liburi-perl libwww-perl x11-common 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/1130kB of archives. After unpacking 2937kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? String found where operator expected at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO.pm line 11, near "XSLoader::load 'IO'" (Do you need to predeclare XSLoader::load?) debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (syntax error at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO.pm line 11, near "XSLoader::load 'IO'" Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/Handle.pm line 9. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/Handle.pm line 9. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/Seekable.pm line 9. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/Seekable.pm line 9. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/File.pm line 11. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/IO/File.pm line 11. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl/5.8/FileHandle.pm line 9. Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 3. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 3. ) -- aborting Selecting previously deselected package liburi-perl. (Reading database ... 23240 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking liburi-perl (from .../liburi-perl_1.35-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libhtml-tagset-perl. Unpacking libhtml-tagset-perl (from .../libhtml-tagset-perl_3.10-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libhtml-parser-perl. Unpacking libhtml-parser-perl (from .../libhtml-parser-perl_3.55-1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libhtml-tree-perl. Unpacking libhtml-tree-perl (from .../libhtml-tree-perl_3.19.01-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libwww-perl. Unpacking libwww-perl (from .../libwww-perl_5.805-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libdevel-symdump-perl. Unpacking libdevel-symdump-perl (from .../libdevel-symdump-perl_2.03-3_all.deb) ... Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_1%3a7.1.0-19_i386.deb) ... String found where operator expected at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/POSIX.pm line 26, near "XSLoader::load 'POSIX'" (Do you need to predeclare XSLoader::load?) "my" variable $error masks earlier declaration in same scope at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/POSIX.pm line 46. "my" variable $val masks earlier declaration in same scope at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/POSIX.pm line 46. syntax error at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/POSIX.pm line 26, near "XSLoader::load 'POSIX'" BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.8/POSIX.pm line 56. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 7. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 7. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 8. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 7. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 7. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 10. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 7. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 7. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 6. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 6. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.0-19_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.0-19_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)