Judging solely from your question, I would guess you'd best be served by learning a bit more about linux in general. Are you familiar with the concept of a file path?

You may also wish to learn a bit about the tools on your new linux install, like how to edit text, how to change file permissions, and how to manage a user account.

Once you learn a bit about your operating system, I suggest you get ahold of a basic tutorial for Perl. Most of them start with a discussion of what it takes to run a program. I suggest you go to Google and type "Perl Tutorials" and you'll see hundreds of links on how to get started.

Here's a simple HelloWorld program to get you started. Save this file in a text file and make it executeable. (Though if you're not familiar with that idea, you'll want to consult a book on Linux first). 

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Hello World";

[download]

Good luck...

In reply to Re: path to perl on umbuntu by raybies
in thread path to perl on umbuntu by Anonymous Monk

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