Perl installation on Linux/Unix
Lets install Perl in an easy way. Go through the below given steps to install Perl on Linux/Unix platforms.
(1) Download Perl using the URL provided below.
wget http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.8.9.tar.gz
(2) Now, we need to extract the download tar.gz file
tar -xzf perl-5.8.9.tar.gz
(3) Once its done, just move( cd..) into the extracted file
cd perl-5.8.9
(4) Now the actual installation part starts.
./Configure -des -Dprefix=<path_to_perl_install_dir> -Dotherlibdirs=<default_path_to_search_for_perl_modules> -A ccflags=-fPIC
here the flag '-Dotherlibdirs' is used to set the path from where the perl will pick its modules. Below is the official documentation
make && make install
(6) And its done. Yes, we have installed perl...Yahoo
One final thing, copy the perl installable file to /usr/bin ( for getting perl into system default path).
cp <path_to_perl_install_dir>/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl.
Now, lets check our Perl installation.
perl -V
The above command will provide Perl version as well as the other important information.
So, we are done now. See, how easy it is.
Lets install Perl in an easy way. Go through the below given steps to install Perl on Linux/Unix platforms.
(1) Download Perl using the URL provided below.
wget http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.8.9.tar.gz
(2) Now, we need to extract the download tar.gz file
tar -xzf perl-5.8.9.tar.gz
(3) Once its done, just move( cd..) into the extracted file
cd perl-5.8.9
(4) Now the actual installation part starts.
./Configure -des -Dprefix=<path_to_perl_install_dir> -Dotherlibdirs=<default_path_to_search_for_perl_modules> -A ccflags=-fPIC
here the flag '-Dotherlibdirs' is used to set the path from where the perl will pick its modules. Below is the official documentation
- otherlibdirs
- This variable contains a colon-separated list of additional
directories to add to @INC. By default, it will be empty. Perl will
search these directories (including architecture and version-specific
subdirectories) for add-on modules and extensions.
For example, if you have a bundle of perl libraries from a previous installation, perhaps in a strange place:
Configure -Dotherlibdirs=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.9
make && make install
(6) And its done. Yes, we have installed perl...Yahoo
One final thing, copy the perl installable file to /usr/bin ( for getting perl into system default path).
cp <path_to_perl_install_dir>/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl.
Now, lets check our Perl installation.
perl -V
The above command will provide Perl version as well as the other important information.
So, we are done now. See, how easy it is.
