Friday, May 3, 2013

How-to Install Latest ActivePerl 5.x on Linux Fedora 18 KDE4 i686 Easy Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActiveState ActivePerl 5.16 Community Edition for Linux Fedora 18 KDE4 32bit Desktop.

ActivePerl is the the industry-standard, commercial-grade Perl distribution.

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  1. Download ActivePerl Linux Release:

    Latest ActivePerl 5.x Linux x86
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp KDE ActivePerl Extraction
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Kde4 Open Terminal
  4. Installing ActivePerl
    1. Login as SuperUSer
      sudo su
    2. Change to ActivePerl Directory
      cd /tmp/ActivePerl*
    3. Run Installation Script
      ./install.sh

      If Needed Set Install Directory Location

      Example: /opt/ActivePerl-5-X

    4. PATH SetUp
      exit
      nano ~/.bashrc

      Insert:

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

      Ctrl+x to Save & Exit

      Load Setting:

      source ~/.bashrc
  5. How-to Install Latest Eclipse 4.2 Epic IDE for Perl on Linux Fedora:

    Install Eclipse Epic for Fedora
  6. How-to Install Latest Aptana Studio IDE for Html5, Javascript, CSS, PHP and Rails:

    Install AptanaStudio for Fedora