Re: Quick start guide for CPAN

[Matthias Keller]

Hi Bob
Bob McClure Jr wrote:
I have had three requests for a quick-start guide to using CPAN, and
no less than the estimable Bill Stearns suggested I put it up on the
list.  So if you don't like it here, blame him. ;-)
This is a quick guide to getting started with CPAN.
Of course the ultimate reference is "man CPAN".
(...)
Watching CPAN work for the first time is guaranteed to leave a silly
grin on your face.
 

ACK, and not only for the first time :D
Feel free to contact me to explain anything unclear or solve any
mysteries.
 

*raising me hand*
There's one question I'd like to have answered concerning CPAN...
I once had a problem that I upgraded some package which in turn lead to 
some starting errors in apaches mod_perl...
Is there any way to uninstall/rollback an upgraded package?
I did have to reinstall the whole perl package on my machine to get the 
old version back as I didn't find any other way...?

Cheers
Matt