Perl and dpkg errors when installing packages

[Crucinator]

Whenever I try to update, upgrade, or install a package on my Ubuntu Dapper box, I get the following error:

Can't locate DebianNet.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.7 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.7 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 23.
dpkg: error processing cvs (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libcvsservice0:
 libcvsservice0 depends on cvs (>= 1.11); however:
  Package cvs is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libcvsservice0 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libwmf0.2-7 (0.2.8.3-3.1ubuntu0.1) ...
Updating the gdk-pixbuf loaders list for GTK+-2.4.0...done.
Can't locate Debian/Defoma/Common.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.7 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.7 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/bin/defoma-app line 8.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/defoma-app line 8.
dpkg: error processing libwmf0.2-7 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of quanta:
 quanta depends on libcvsservice0 (>= 4:3.5.2); however:
  Package libcvsservice0 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing quanta (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cvs
 libcvsservice0
 libwmf0.2-7
 quanta
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I've checked CPAN for modules, but can't find any containing "DebianNet". There are like 130 modules containing "Common", and I don't know which one I need.

Has anyone experienced these errors and know how to fix them?

[falko]

Try to install the DebianNet module as follows:

perl -MCPAN -e shell

On the Perl shell, run

install DebianNet

Afterwards, type

q

to leave the Perl shell.

[Crucinator]

I tried to install DebianNet, and here is what I got.

cpan> install DebianNet
Warning: Cannot install DebianNet, don't know what it is.
Try the command

    i /DebianNet/

to find objects with matching identifiers.

and then, when I input "i /DebianNet/" I get this.

cpan> i /DebianNet/
No objects found of any type for argument /DebianNet/

Any other ideas?

[falko]

What's the output of

apt-cache search DebianNet

?

[Crucinator]

I think I figured out how to solve my problem. It turns out "DebianNet.pm" is part of the Netbase package and "Common.pm" is found in the Defoma package (both found in Synaptic). When I reinstalled both packages, the unconfigured ones completed their installs. Everything looks good now. Thanks for those who helped.