How to install all perl modules at once in Ubuntu

Question

I want to install all available perl modules at once in Ubuntu. Is such a thing possible?

Answer 1

As others have said, you probably don't want to.

• Many modules are updated more frequently on CPAN than the Ubuntu repos
• Some modules aren't in the repos at all.
• Many modules will have dependencies you don't need.
• If you ever need more than one environment, it's a problem (although to be fair, this is generally a much rarer occurrence with perl than with other ecosystems).
• perlbrew and cpanm are lovely and don't require `sudo
• It's not a replacement for proper dependency management as if you ever have a distro upgrade, not all packages may be provided next time.

... however, if you're determined, a very straightforward way would be to look at the output of

sudo apt-get search perl | sed -e 's/ - .*//'

... and if it's to your liking, run

sudo apt-get search perl | sed -e 's/ - .*//' | xargs sudo apt-get install

Personally, I'd probably stick a | egrep '-perl' | in there, too before the xargs, as you might get hits based on the description that don't represent actual perl modules.