How can I check if a Perl module is installed on my system from the command line?

Question

I tried to check if XML::Simple is installed in my system or not.

perl -e \'while (<@INC>) { while (<$_/*.pm>) { print \"$_\\n\"; } }\'
         


        

Answer 1

For example, to check if the DBI module is installed or not, use

perl -e 'use DBI;'

You will see error if not installed. (from http://www.linuxask.com)