How to Install ActivePerl 5.x on Linux Mint 18.x LTS 32-64bit Easy Guide

Install ActivePerl 5.X on Mint 18.x

Hello Mint User! This Guide shows you Step-by-step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActiveState ActivePerl 5.x Community Edition for Mint Linux 18.x Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS i386/amd64 Desktop.

ActivePerl is the industry-standard, commercial-grade Perl distribution.

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1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download ActivePerl 5.x Linux Release

   ActivePerl 5.x Linux

   Activeperl Linux

3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvfz ActivePerl-5*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. Installing ActivePerl

   1. Change to ActivePerl Directory

      cd /tmp/ActivePerl*

   2. Run Installation Script

      sudo su -c ./install.sh

      If Needed Set Install Directory Location.

      Example: /opt/ActivePerl-5-X.

   3. PATH SetUp

      nano $HOME/.bashrc

      Append:

      export PATH=/opt/ActivePerl-5.*/bin:$PATH

      Ctrl+x to Save & Exit.

      Load Setting:

      bash

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