Installing Perl Modules [Linux] - Perl

Sh3llc0d3

Ok, well as in other languages you need header files or modules to use specific features such as the cmath header in C++ to use certain maths functions you need to do the same in Perl. These neccessary files are known as modules, perl modules or .pm files.

For instance we will take the libnet as an example:

we go to http://search.cpan.org/ and search for "libnet" this should bring up several results but we want the bundle (which should be the first result). Here's the link eitherway. Now we've found the module page you'll see on the right hand side the download link... download it and note where you save it.

Find the downloaded file/module using a shell and run the following to decompress the tarred file:

gzip -dc file&#46;tar&#46;gz | tar -xof -

Then to unpack the resulting file use:

tar -xof file&#46;tar

The above will give you an extracted directory. Enter this directory using "cd directory/". Then type:

perl Makefile&#46;PL

make

make test

You don't really need to be root for the previous commands however you now need to switch to root if you haven't already using either "sudo su" then enter your password or:

sudo make install

Then enter your password when requested.

That ladies and gents is your perl module installed. To include the perl module just add this to the start of your script:

use Net&#58;&#58;Libnet

This guide was made with the knowledge I picked up from CPAN.org so the guides may be similar.
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sangf

on windows (using strawberry perl), you can install modules using their cpan client via commandline (for example MIME::Base64 module):


cpan MIME&#58;&#58;Base64


NAME
    cpan - easily interact with CPAN from the command line

SYNOPSIS
            # with arguments and no switches, installs specified modules
            cpan module_name &#91; module_name &#46;&#46;&#46; &#93;

            # with switches, installs modules with extra behavior
            cpan &#91;-cfgimt&#93; module_name &#91; module_name &#46;&#46;&#46; &#93;

            # with just the dot, install from the distribution in the
            # current directory
            cpan &#46;

            # without arguments, starts CPAN&#46;pm shell
            cpan

            # dump the configuration
            cpan -J

            # load a different configuration to install Module&#58;&#58;Foo
            cpan -j some/other/file Module&#58;&#58;Foo

            # without arguments, but some switches

undead

Nice guide :)

Sh3llc0d3

For Linux also you could use "CPAN mod::mod" Change mod::mod for the module name you want/need to install.

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