Which cpan installer is the right one? (CPAN.pm/CPANPLUS/cpanminus)

Question

There are multiple installers for cpan modules available; I know of at least CPAN.pm (comes with perl,) CPANPLUS, and cpanminus.

What is the difference between the t

Answer 1

It's impossible answer this question because it is too subjective. :)

From my point of view: cpanm is the simplest way install perl modules. You can install cpanm with:

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus

and after it you can install modules with simple:

cpanm Some::Module

You can use cpanm for mirroring (part of) CPAN to you local machine too, so IMHO cpanm is the best for the most common CPAN needs.