You can install it via CPAN at the command prompt as follows:
# perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'
This will log you into CPAN and you can execute commands. You'll
want to log in as root b/c it needs root permission to install a new
perl and other modules. The first time thru, it will ask you many
questions. Once you're done, you can type this:
cpan> install perl-5.6.0
And you'll be on your way. I updated some modules a while back and
it install perl 5.6 for me automatically so it must have been a
dependency.
-Rob.
jake said these things on 20001021.1423:
| How would I cleanly update perl from 5.005_03 to 5.6.0 in debian. I tried once,
| but it seems debian requires several debian specific perl modules. During the
| perl 5.6.0 source config, you are asked if there is an old perl, and if the
| module paths should be part of @INC. I thought I did this right, but it didn't
| work. Does anyone know the exact parameters for this question?
|
| Jake
