How to resolve Missing perl module during the packages update?

Updated: 28 September 2026 · Applies to: AlmaLinux 9 / Rocky Linux 9 and cPanel & WHM 138

This article was written for CloudLinux 6, which is end of life. The same kind of error still happens on current systems: an update stops with Requires: perl(Some::Module) because the package that provides the Perl module comes from a repository that is not enabled.

Find and fix the missing dependency

1. Find which package provides the module: dnf provides 'perl(WWW::Curl::Easy)'.
2. If nothing is found, enable the extra repositories: dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb and dnf install epel-release (AlmaLinux/Rocky 9).
3. Install the package, then run the update again: dnf upgrade.

cPanel servers

cPanel's own packages (EasyApache 4, cPanel Perl) should never be fixed with random repositories. Let cPanel check and repair them:

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs --fix
/scripts/upcp

If the error mentions a CloudLinux package, check that the CloudLinux repositories are reachable (dnf repolist) and contact our support team.

Note: Do not use --nobest, --skip-broken or rpm --nodeps to force an update on a production server: it leaves packages in an inconsistent state.