Re: apt-get perl mods?
cmustard <cmustard@nyc.rr.com> writes:
> i have forgotten how to download perl mods via apt-get. i have read
> man apt-get and looked through packages on deb's site, where is the
> 'easy' way to see what perl mods are available and which are not
> (via apt-get).
Install 'aptitude'; it's a nice console-based front-end to APT. This
will let you browse through the packages available. Most of the Perl
modules are in the 'interpreters' section, and a package for Foo::Bar
is generally named libfoo-bar-perl.
> thank you. (currently, i am interested in
> Mail::POP3Client, and Net::SMTP)
Yup, those are both packaged; the first is in in
libmail-pop3client-perl, following the pattern, and the second is in
the libnet-perl bundle. (Hint: in aptitude, type /~dNet::Perl to
search for packages with "Net::Perl" in their descriptions.)
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