The Guide shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with ActiveState Latest ActivePerl 5.x Community Edition 32-bit for Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce i386 Desktop.
ActivePerl is the industry-standard, commercial-grade Perl distribution.
And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
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Finally, to the article Bottom Link to Install the Komodo Edit and Aptana Studio 3 IDE on Debian Linux Desktop.
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Download Latest ActivePerl Linux Release:
ActivePerl Linux x86 5.X -
Right-Click > Open with XArchiver
Then Extract into /tmp.
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Installing ActivePerl
- Login as SuperUSer
sudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
- Change to ActivePerl Directory
cd /tmp/ActivePerl*
- Run Installation Script
./install.sh
If Needed Set Install Directory Location.
Example: /opt/ActivePerl-5-X.
- PATH SetUp
exit
nano ~/.bashrc
Append:
export PATH=/opt/ActivePerl-5.*/bin:$PATH
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit.
Load Setting:
bash
- Login as SuperUSer
How to Install the Latest Komodo Edit on Debian Linux:
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