OK, so now I am trying to use local::lib to install the modules. However as soon as I run the command " perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap=/my_directory_of_choice" , I get the following message:

Any suggestions?

== Error Begin ==

*** Checking for Perl dependencies...

Core Features

- ExtUtils::MakeMaker ...too old. (6.30_01 < 6.31)

- ExtUtils::Install ...too old. (1.33 < 1.43)

- ExtUtils::CBuilder ...missing.

- ExtUtils::ParseXS ...missing.

- Module::Build ...missing. (would need 0.28)

- CPAN ...too old. (1.7602 < 1.82)

==> Auto-install the 6 mandatory module(s) from CPAN? y y

*** Dependencies will be installed the next time you type 'make'. (You may need to do that as the 'root' user.)

*** Module::AutoInstall configuration finished.

*** Installing dependencies...

*** You are not allowed to write to the directory '/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8';

the installation may fail due to insufficient permissions.

==> Should we try to re-execute the autoinstall process with 'sudo'? y y

*** Trying to re-execute the autoinstall process with 'sudo'...

Password:

=Error End==