Okay, here's what I've been able to piece together from the document you sent me to and other docs via Google. There's still some stuff I'm missing. Please correct me if anything below is wrong.

/etc/perl
I can't figure this one out and Google's no help. Anyone?

/usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.4
For modules installed "by hand" by administrator that are architecture specific.

/usr/local/share/perl/5.8.4
Modules installed "by hand" by administrators that will work across different platforms.

/usr/lib/perl5
For vendor (non-core) modules that are architecture dependent. These modules come pre-packaged and can be installed with apt-get.

/usr/share/perl5
For vendor (non-core) modules that are architecture independent. These modules come pre-packaged and can be installed with apt-get.

/usr/lib/perl/5.8
Core modules, arch. dependent, installed "out of the box"

/usr/share/perl/5.8
Core modules, arch. independent, installed "out of the box"

/usr/local/lib/site_perl
No clue. Anyone?

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