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Installing ActivePerl

Debian Package

This package installs perl in: /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.6.1-TRIAL2

To install:

    dpkg -i ActivePerl-5.6.1.624-TRIAL2-i686-linux-thread-multi.deb

RPM Package

This package installs perl in: /usr/local/ActivePerl-5.6.1-TRIAL2
To install in a different location, use the '--prefix' option with the rpm command.

To install:

    rpm -i ActivePerl-5.6.1.624-TRIAL2-i686-linux-thread-multi.rpm

ActiveState Package

Copy ActivePerl-5.6.1.624-TRIAL2-i686-linux-thread-multi.tar.gz into a temporary directory.

To install:

    tar -xzf ActivePerl-5.6.1.624-TRIAL2-i686-linux-thread-multi.tar.gz
    cd ActivePerl-5.6.1.624-TRIAL2
    sh install.sh


Further Information

See the ActivePerl Readme for more information.

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