Installing PERL CPAN modules in local directory

Question

i have a 1and1 hosting account and would like to install some Perl CPAN modules that are not part of the standard host package. Is it possible to install modules without ROO

Answer 1

cpanminus is quickly becoming the choice interface for CPAN. It supports installing packages in to the user's home directory.

Its usage is frightening simple. To install the cpanminus package locally:

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

To install an arbitrary package:

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - Lingua::Romana::Perligata

Remember to add the user's local library to the PERL5LIB environment variable.

export PERL5LIB=$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5:$PERL5LIB