thartman@thartman-laptop:~/nbarter$ cpan

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.8802)
ReadLine support enabled

                                                                                                                                              cpan[1]> o conf prerequisites_policy
    prerequisites_policy [ask]

                                                                                                                                              cpan[2]> o conf prerequisites_policy follow
    prerequisites_policy [follow]

cpan[4]> o conf commit
commit: wrote '/home/thartman/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm'

                                                                                                                                              cpan[5]> exit
Lockfile removed.
thartman@thartman-laptop:~/nbarter$