Installing Perl Modules on Ubuntu Linux

Posted by on July 8, 2009 Leave a comment (3) Go to comments

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I’ve been a perl programmer/scripter/hacker for many years now, and I will frequently use CPAN modules to be able to do the out-of-the ordinary. This small guide is intended to help people easily install these modules.

First, let’s get the CPAN module up to date:

$ sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell
(take defaults to set everything up)
cpan> exit
$ sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> install Bundle::CPAN
(answer yes to the question about saving data)
cpan> reload cpan

Then, to install a module, it’s simply:
$ sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> install <name of module>
cpan> exit

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  • http://chorny.net/ Alexandr Ciornii

    Using `cpan` program is easier.
    Simply type `cpan` to run shell or `cpan -i Module::Name` to install without shell.

  • http://www.edsalisbury.net Ed

    Hmm, thanks for the tip! Learn something new every day! :)
    .-= Ed´s last blog ..Installing Perl Modules on Ubuntu Linux =-.

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