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 =head1 NAME
 
-README.linux - Perl version 5 on Linux systems
+perllinux - Perl version 5 on Linux systems
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 This document describes various features of Linux that will affect how Perl
 version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is compiled and/or runs.
 
+=head2 Deploying Perl on Linux
+
+Normally one can install F</usr/bin/perl> on Linux using your distribution's
+package manager (e.g: C<sudo apt-get install perl>, or
+C<sudo dnf install perl>). Note that sometimes one needs to install some
+extra system packages in order to be able to use CPAN frontends, and that
+messing with the system's perl is not always recommended. One can use
+L<perlbrew|https://perlbrew.pl/> to avoid such issues.
+
+Otherwise, perl should build fine on Linux using the mainstream compilers
+GCC and clang, while following the usual instructions.
+
 =head2 Experimental Support for Sun Studio Compilers for Linux OS
 
-Sun Microsystems has released a port of their Sun Studio compiliers for
-Linux.  As of November 2005, only an alpha version has been released.  
-Until a release of these compilers is made, support for compiling Perl with
-these compiler experimental.
+Sun Microsystems has released a port of their Sun Studio compilers for
+Linux.  As of May 2019, the last stable release took place on 2017, and one can
+buy support contracts for them.
 
-Also, some special instructions for building Perl with Sun Studio on Linux.
-Following the normal C<Configure>, you have to run make as follows:
+There are some special instructions for building Perl with Sun Studio on
+Linux.  Following the normal C<Configure>, you have to run make as follows:
 
     LDLOADLIBS=-lc make
 
-C<LDLOADLIBS> is an environment variable used by the linker to link modules
+C<LDLOADLIBS> is an environment variable used by the linker to link
 C</ext> modules to glibc.  Currently, that environment variable is not getting
 populated by a combination of C<Config> entries and C<ExtUtil::MakeMaker>.
 While there may be a bug somewhere in Perl's configuration or
@@ -35,5 +46,6 @@ is needed to get this working better.
 
 Steve Peters <steve@fisharerojo.org>
 
-Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to F<perlbug@perl.org>.
+Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to
+L<https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues>.