macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cpanminuslocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install cpanminus with Homebrew, apt, dnf, pacman, zypper
Get, unpack, build, and install modules from CPAN. Version 1.7049 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cpanminusDebian stable package indexes · cpanminus · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install perl-App-cpanminusFedora Rawhide package metadata · perl-App-cpanminus · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cpanminusArch Linux sync databases · cpanminus · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install perl-App-cpanminusopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · perl-App-cpanminus · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Get, unpack, build, and install modules from CPAN
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cpanm
history
Project history and usage
cpanminus, commonly invoked as cpanm, is a minimal Perl CPAN installer whose official description is to get, unpack, build, and install modules from CPAN and do nothing else.
Project history
The official README presents cpanminus as a dependency-free, zero-configuration, standalone script that can bootstrap itself and run with a small memory footprint. Its copyright notice begins in 2010 under Tatsuhiko Miyagawa.
The project repository and MetaCPAN documentation identify cpanminus as App::cpanminus, with cpanm as the user-facing executable.
Adoption history
The official README explicitly notes distribution through package management systems, including Debian packages, RPMs, FreeBSD ports, and other operating-system packages. The batch source facts also list Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora-family, Arch, and openSUSE-style package names.
It became popular in Perl packaging culture because it reduced CPAN installation to a small command-line tool, avoiding the heavier interactive configuration experience associated with older CPAN clients.
How it is used
The common usage is `cpanm Module`, with installation options for system Perl, local Perl environments such as perlbrew or plenv, and standalone executable placement. cpanminus fetches and unpacks files under ~/.cpanm by default and allows PERL_CPANM_HOME to change that working area.
Why package nerds care
cpanminus matters to package nerds because it is both a package and a package installer: distributions package it so users can install Perl modules, while Perl users use it to bridge CPAN, local::lib, system package policies, and self-contained language-runtime workflows.
Timeline
- 2010: Copyright start year for App::cpanminus in the official README.
- 1.6004: The README notes CPAN Meta DB and MetaCPAN query behavior for cpanm 1.6004 or later.
- Current packaging: The README documents availability through Debian packages, RPMs, FreeBSD ports, and other operating-system package systems.
Related projects
- The README compares its scope with CPAN and CPANPLUS, and points to local::lib, perlbrew, plenv, CPAN Meta DB, MetaCPAN, App::cpanoutdated, cpan-listchanges, and App::cpanminus::reporter as adjacent tools.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cpanm | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.7049
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminusnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cpanminus |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7049 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cpanminus |
| Homepage | https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus |
| Repository | https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus#readme |
| License | Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.7049.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:05-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | perl |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cpanminus |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cpanminus 1.7048-1
script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN
https://metacpan.org/release/App-cpanminus
sudo apt install cpanminus- Section: perl
- Architecture: all
- 16 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cpanminus
Ubuntu apt95%
cpanminus 1.7047-1
script to get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN
https://metacpan.org/release/App-cpanminus
sudo apt install cpanminus- Section: universe/perl
- Architecture: all
- 16 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cpanminus
dnf95%
perl-App-cpanminus 1.7049-1.fc45
Get, unpack, build and install CPAN modules
https://metacpan.org/release/App-cpanminus
sudo dnf install perl-App-cpanminus- License: GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: perl-App-cpanminus
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cpanminus
pacman95%
cpanminus 1.7049-1
Get, unpack, build, and install modules from CPAN
https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus
sudo pacman -S cpanminus- License: Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cpanminus
zypper92%
perl-App-cpanminus 1.7049-1.1
Get, unpack, build and install modules from CPAN
https://metacpan.org/release/App-cpanminus
sudo zypper install perl-App-cpanminus- License: Artistic-1.0 OR GPL-1.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: perl-App-cpanminus
- 2 dependencies
- 3 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cpanm
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment