First, are you sure that the module isn't already on your system? Try
C<perl -MFoo -e 1>. (Replace "Foo" with the name of the module; for
-instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.
+instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.)
If you don't see an error message, you have the module. (If you do
see an error message, it's still possible you have the module, but
install modules into any directory you wish. For instance, where I
say C<perl Makefile.PL>, you can substitute C<perl Makefile.PL
PREFIX=/my/perl_directory> to install the modules into
-C</my/perl_directory>. Then you can use the modules from your Perl
+F</my/perl_directory>. Then you can use the modules from your Perl
programs with C<use lib "/my/perl_directory/lib/site_perl";> or
sometimes just C<use "/my/perl_directory";>. If you're on a system
that requires superuser/root access to install modules into the
=item *
-B<If you're running ActivePerl (Win95/98/2K/NT/XP, Linux, Solaris)>
+B<If you're running ActivePerl (Win95/98/2K/NT/XP, Linux, Solaris),>
First, type C<ppm> from a shell and see whether ActiveState's PPM
repository has your module. If so, you can install it with C<ppm> and
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