I use the following for my perl-module installations: [user @server ~]$ perl -MCPAN -e shell I usually use apt or yum to do updates. Doing a quick google, I found this site that you can checkout http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_fedora_core_3_p3 for some details on apt. There's probably better links than that though... - Ryan On 11/16/05, Danny Howard <dannyman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to Linux. I come from FreeBSD, and I am used to the idea that > if I need to add a package, I can do so through the ports tree. > > On Fedora, I have come to a similar accomodation. I added LIVNA to my > yum repositories like so: > > rpm -ivh > http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/4/i386/RPMS.lvn/livna-release-4-0.lvn.5.4.noarch.rpm > > Now I can "yum install" most anything on Fedora. :) > > And I have an RHEL box, needs a bunch of Perl modules. I have consulted > TFM at > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-rpm-using.html > and they say I should use RPM, and first I have to find the .rpm files, > and I should look: > > http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html > > Well, that's a list of Fedora mirrors ... uhmmm ... > > * Red Hat Network — Refer to Chapter 17 Red Hat Network for more > details on Red Hat Network > > Chapter 17 makes RHN look like some GUI admin tool for keeping the Base > OS up to date. I want to find a trusted repository of Perl modules, > etc. Pointers on where I should go and what I should read? > > Thanks, > -danny > > -- > http://dannyman.toldme.com/ > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
