in reply to How do I know if a package is on my server?

how do I know that the "unusual" package is available on that server
perldoc perllocal

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perl -MSome::Exotic::Module -e 'print "ok"'

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perl -MSome::Exotic::Module -e 'print $Some::Exotic::Module::VERSION'

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Alexander

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