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Set up the cpan CLI

This revision is from 2010/10/09 00:03. You can Restore it.

  1. Install perl (if you're on a sane Linux (or Cygwin) system you'll have this already, of course)
  2. Run the program:
    cpan
  3. Let it configure the defaults (just hit Enter)
  4. Then make sure you can install it globally by running the following (notice the lower-case "O" at the start, which is part of the command):

Now you should be able to use it freely, for example:

install Clipboard