How to Install cpanminus software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install cpanminus software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

cpanminus software package provides script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cpanminus 

cpanminus is installed in your system.

Make ensure the cpanminus package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cpanminus *

You will get with cpanminus package name, version, architecture and description in a table

cpanminus package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Perl
Package cpanminus
Version 1.5007-1
Description script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN
Sub Section Perl


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