Install Perl on Linux: Step-by-Step Guide

The steps for installing Perl are as follows:

1. Open the terminal (command line interface).
2. Install Perl using a system package manager. Different Linux distributions use different package managers, such as apt, yum, and dnf. Below are some common installation commands for various distributions.
3. To install perl on Ubuntu/Debian, use the command: sudo apt-get install perl.
4. Install Perl using the following command on CentOS, Fedora, or RHEL: sudo yum install perl.
5. To install perl on Arch Linux, run the command: sudo pacman -S perl
6. After executing the installation command, the system will automatically download and install Perl and its related dependencies. The installation process may take some time, so please be patient.
7. After installation is complete, you can verify if Perl has been successfully installed by running the following command.
8. Check the Perl version.
9. If Perl has been successfully installed, the version information of Perl will be displayed.
10. After installing Perl, by default, you can execute Perl scripts by entering the perl command in the terminal. You can write a simple Perl script to verify this, for example:
11. #!/usr/bin/perl
    use strict;
    use warnings;

    print “Greetings, Perl!\n”;

12. Save the above code as a file with a .pl extension (such as hello.pl), then run the following command in the terminal to execute the script:
13. Run the hello.pl Perl script.
14. If “Hello, Perl!” is displayed, it means that Perl has been successfully installed and is functioning properly.

These are the basic steps for installing Perl on Linux, specific procedures may vary slightly depending on the distribution and system configuration. Please adjust according to your specific situation.