Tuesday, October 2, 2012

How-to Install Latest ActivePerl 5.x x86_64 on Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Precise 64bit Easy Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActiveState ActivePerl 5.16 Community Edition 64bit for Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Amd64 Desktop.

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

To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Article Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Essentials Steps Involved.

The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut more Easy & Digestive ;)

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  1. Download Latest ActivePerl Linux x86_64 Release:

    ActivePerl Linux x86_64 5.x
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp Ubuntu ActivePerl Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Ubuntu 12 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 Ubuntu:

    Install Eclipse Epic for Ubuntu
  6. How-to Install Aptana Studio 3 IDE for Html5, Javascript, CSS, PHP and Rails:

    Install AptanaStudio3 for Ubuntu