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The problem I forsee with using packages, be they .rpm or .deb, is that they're probably not up to date. With CPAN I can get hold of a new release as soon as it becomes available.

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Re^3: What sets Perl back
by perrin (Chancellor) on Dec 11, 2005 at 19:05 UTC
    Ah, so you want the absolute latest thing, but you also want it to be pre-compiled and fully-tested for your operating system. Now I see why you're having trouble.