# 1. Verify Strawberry Perl installation perl --version # 2. Check Circos module dependencies perl circos -modules # 3. Auto-install missing modules perl -e "$output = `perl circos -modules`; while($output =~ /missing\s+(\S+)/g) { system('cpan', $1); }" # [Alternative: Manual module installation] # perl -MCPAN -e shell # install Module::Name # exit # 4. Diagnose GD library perl gddiag # 5. Run Circos circos -conf circos.cnf # [If paranoid error occurs] # Use this only when you get a paranoid-specific error circos -noparanoid -conf circos.cnf