27.2. Perl Modules in Webmin

Under the Others category in Webmin is a module called Perl Modules that can be used to view, install, and remove Perl modules from your system. When you enter it, the main page lists all the modules that are currently installed, as shown in Figure 27.1. For each module, the name, a short description, installation date, and number of submodules is shown. Submodules are Webmin's term for Perl modules that are included in the distribution tar.gz file along with a primary module.

Because Perl behaves the same on all versions of UNIX, this Webmin module has the same user interface and functionality on all operating systems. The only problem that you may encounter on non-Linux systems is the lack of a C compiler, which is often needed when installing Perl modules. All versions of Linux include the gcc compiler as standard, but many commercial UNIX variants do not come with a free C compiler.