To install this module, use ./configure make make test make install This will install using /usr/bin/perl . If you wish to install using the perl in your PATH, use 'perl ./configure' instead of 'configure'. If you wish to install to a non-standard location, use 'configure --prefix=location' instead of 'configure'. So, to use the perl in your PATH to install to '/tmp', use perl ./configure --prefix=/tmp make make test make install Enjoy.