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<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,
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<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just wanted some
people's thoughts on what the 'best' way to install perl modules on linux is:
CPAN or your distro's package manager.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>A large number of
perl modules have been packaged and made part of the distro. When setting up a
virgin system, am I better to use CPAN to install my modules, or use the package
manager?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have heard it said
elsewhere that using rpm's and .deb's allows other people to fix any
incompatibility issues before they get to you, but others are of the opinion
that using CPAN gives better control over upgrades and versioning, etc.
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<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seeing as how I'm
rebuilding a server at the moment which uses lots of extra modules, I'm
wondering which is the better way to go.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=456000701-10052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any
thoughts?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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Leigh</FONT></DIV>
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