How to install perl modules

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    By: coolo
    2008
    11
    Apr

    Ever called a perl script and got this?

    Can't locate Regexp/Common.pm in @INC (@INC contains: SCRIPT /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at SCRIPT line 18.

    Well, use zypper:

    coolo@desdemona#STABLE>sudo zypper in -C 'perl(Regexp::Common)'
    Reading installed packages...

    The following NEW package is going to be installed:
    perl-Regexp-Common

    Easy, no?

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    Sun, 04/13/2008 - 10:32 — pgl
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    ... if there's a package available

    This only works, of course, if there's actually a package avilable on an enabled repository for the module you want to install. (I found this out recently when I tried to get Number::Format.)

    Sat, 04/12/2008 - 23:55 — mxttie
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    thanks for the tip!

    thanks for the tip!

    Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:31 — mvidner
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    better example

    Most modules follow the convention of packaging Foo::Bar in perl-Foo-Bar, but the above trick is really useful for those that don't:
    $ rpm -q --whatprovides 'perl(Locale::gettext)'
    perl-gettext-1.05-73

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