Re^4: path to perl on umbuntu

Ok. I don't know how to configure either cpan or apt-get to install a module to a specific location. (i.e. to a private/local folder). Could you advise me how to do this? I'm currently looking it up but not getting very far

I've seen this page to configure cpan but i wasn't asked to configure cpan the first time I used it (unless i missed it) and there is no option for where to install moduleshttp://docs.webfaction.com/software/perl.html

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Re^5: path to perl on umbuntu by ig (Vicar) on Oct 27, 2010 at 19:25 UTC
apt-get, aptitude, etc. will install the modules to the system libraries. If you are installing from your distribution's repositories, this should be fine - they should not conflict with your system requirements. I don't know that you can, easily, have them install to alternate locations. You could customize the packages and install from a personal repository, but that's not trivial. You can configure cpan to install to your home directory. Look for I am not root, how can I install a module in a personal directory? in CPAN. Others report success with local::lib. I haven't tried it, but it looks made for the purpose.	[reply]

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Re^5: path to perl on umbuntu
by ig (Vicar) on Oct 27, 2010 at 19:25 UTC

apt-get, aptitude, etc. will install the modules to the system libraries. If you are installing from your distribution's repositories, this should be fine - they should not conflict with your system requirements. I don't know that you can, easily, have them install to alternate locations. You could customize the packages and install from a personal repository, but that's not trivial.

You can configure cpan to install to your home directory. Look for I am not root, how can I install a module in a personal directory? in CPAN.

Others report success with local::lib. I haven't tried it, but it looks made for the purpose.

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