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How-to Install Latest ActivePerl 5.x on Linux Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Amd64 Easy Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActiveState ActivePerl 5.16 Community Edition for Linux Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail 64bit Xfce Desktop.

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

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Download ActivePerl Linux Release:

Latest ActivePerl 5.x Linux x8664

Select from the Download Table the Latest ActivePerl Linux x86_64 tar.gz Release.
Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Open Terminal Window
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
```