“Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL” Installation on Ubuntu

Recently, I installed the sendemail program on my Ubuntu server. When I tried to send an email over SMTP, I encountered an error that Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL Perl modules are missing on system.

To resolve this issue, I needed to install the Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL Perl modules on my Ubuntu 22.04 server. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Update the package list:

   sudo apt update
   

2. Install the required dependencies:

   sudo apt install libssl-dev
   

3. Install Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL using CPAN:

   sudo apt install cpanminus
   sudo cpanm Net::SSLeay IO::Socket::SSL
   

Alternatively, you can use the system’s package manager to install these modules if available:

1. Install libio-socket-ssl-perl (which includes both Net::SSLeay and IO::Socket::SSL):

   sudo apt install libio-socket-ssl-perl
   

After installing these modules, the sendemail program should be able to send emails over SMTP without encountering the SSL error.