ppm> s PPM::Repositories  # this will search for PPM::Repositories module in active repositories.
Searching in Active Repositories
# you will get a simmilar list to this one
  1. PPM-Repositories [0.11] PPM-Repositories
  2. PPM-Repositories [0.11]
  3. PPM-Repositories [0.11] PPM-Repositories
  4. PPM-Repositories [0.04] PPM-Repositories
  5. PPM-Repositories [0.04] PPM-Repositories
  6. PPM-Repositories [0.04] PPM-Repositories
  7. PPM-Repositories [0.04] PPM-Repositories
ppm> desc 1 # get description of the first result
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Package 1:
    Name: PPM-Repositories
 Version: 0.11
  Author: D. H. (crazyinsomniac@yahoo.com)
   Title: PPM-Repositories
Abstract: a list of all *known* ppm package repositories
Location: ActiveState PPM2 Repository
Available Platforms:
       1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8
====================
# install the module
ppm> i PPM::Repositories 1 # install the 1st package