ActivePerl Installation in Ubuntu 20.04 – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading ActivePerl

   Download ActivePerl 5.x Linux Release

   ActivePerl 5.x Linux

   ActiveState Activeperl for Linux

3. 3. Extracting ActivePerl

   Then Extract ActivePerl into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click on Archive from the File Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

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

4. 4. Installing ActivePerl

   Now to Install ActivePerl on Ubuntu
   First, Change to ActivePerl Directory:

   cd /tmp/ActivePerl*

   And then Run the Installation Script with:

   sudo ./install.sh

   If Needed Change at your choice the Install Directory Location.
   Example: /opt/ActivePerl-5-X.
   Last to Setup the PATH run:

   echo "export PATH=/opt/ActivePerl-5.*/bin:$PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc

   Amend the above Command as needed.
   Append:

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

   Last to ReLoad the new Environment:

   bash