You need several cpan modules to use these scripts. If you use Debian GNU/Linux, you can install them like so: sudo aptitude install -R libdatetime-format-mysql-perl libdatetime-perl \ libdbix-class-perl libemail-valid-perl libfile-slurp-perl libio-prompt-perl \ libmime-base64-perl libmime-lite-perl libstring-mkpasswd-perl \ libtemplate-perl libyaml-syck-perl