Saturday, May 4, 2013

How-to Install Latest ActivePerl 5.x x86 for Linux Mint 14 Nadia Xfce 32/64bit Easy Guide

This Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest ActivePerl 5.16 Community Edition x86/x86_64 ActiveState on Linux Mint 14 Nadia Xfce 32/64bit 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 Easier to Read and Digest ;)

To the Post Bottom Link to Install the Komodo Edit on Debian 7 Wheezy Desktop.

Linux Penguin Gnome ActivePerl
  1. Download Latest ActivePerl Linux x86:

    ActivePerl Linux x86 5.x
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp Linux Mint Mate ActivePerl Extraction
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Mint 13-14 Maya Xfce 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 Mint:

    Install Eclipse Epic for Mint
  6. How-to Install the Komodo Edit 7 on Linux Mint

    Install Komodo 7 for Linux-Mint