On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 04:47:43AM -0400, Larry Huffman wrote: > I suspect I already know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway just to make > sure. > > What is the proper way to obtain and install perl modules for a Debian > system? Should one first see if the module has been packaged and, if so, > install it via apt-get? If a module's not packaged, then I assume one would > proceed to get it from the CPAN. > > Is this the correct approach? >
Yup, also, when you get a custom module from CPAN, put it in /usr/local/lib/site_perl, the proper place for downloaded modules. -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] webmaster - http://www.mschess.org
