Perl
Perl is a high-level interpreted programming language. Perl is often used to write programs and automate tasks on Unix-like systems. It is still a wide-spread website scripting language, too.
Installation
Ubuntu
10.04 Lucid and above
Simply install the following package(s):
There are some additional packages, providing special functionality:
perl-modules(main) – often needed Perl modules
There are even more extensions and packages. To list them, open a terminal and run:
apt-cache search ^perl-
Apache integration
To enable your Apache HTTP Server to execute Perl scripts, see mod_perl.
Debian
5.0 Lenny and above
See the Ubuntu instructions, it is exactly the same on Debian.
Modules
