ActivePerl Quick Start on openSUSE Linux
Hello openSUSE User! This Guide shows you Step-by-step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActiveState ActivePerl 5.x Community Edition for openSUSE GNU/Linux Desktops.
ActivePerl is the industry-standard, commercial-grade Perl distribution.
The complete ActivePerl Package contains:
- Perl – binary of core perl distribution
- Perl Package Manager – Perl extension installer and manager
- Complete Online documentation
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Open Console Terminal Shell emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
Download Latest ActivePerl Linux Release
Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Installing ActivePerl
- Login as SuperUSer
sudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look:
Solution
- 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
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