How can I use CPAN to install WebFetch?
CPAN is the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, a worldwide set of mirrors of Perl5 modules and documentation. There is more info at www.cpan.org. WebFetch is available from CPAN because I upload each new version to the master CPAN site, from which it gets copied to all the mirrors. (After each WebFetch release, it may take a day or so to reach all the mirrors.) To use CPAN on your system, first check if you have a “cpan” command already installed by typing “which cpan”. (Most recent Linux CDs have it.) If that found a path to a program, just type “cpan”. If that didn’t work, Perl5 comes with CPAN so you can also do this: perl -MCPAN -e shell Once you’re there, you may need to configure CPAN if no one on your system has used it before. Pick the nearest CPAN mirror you can. You may also need to upgrade to a newer version of CPAN if there is one available. Type install CPAN reload CPAN You may need to use “install Bundle::CPAN” if you don’t have a current version. That will bring in the
