installing PEAR-1.8.0alpha1

[mitjab]

I want to install new pear becouse i have v1.6.1

requires PEAR Installer (version >= 1.8.0alpha1), installed version is 1.6.1


mitjab@server:~$ sudo pear install PEAR-1.8.0alpha1
Ignoring installed package pear/PEAR
Nothing to install

the same with v1.9.0

sudo pear install PEAR-1.9.0
Ignoring installed package pear/PEAR
Nothing to install
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How can i install it?

[martrn]

what do you get when you type the following at a terminal :

dpkg-query -l 'pear*'
apt-cache search pear* | grep pear