install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cpm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install cpm

Debian stable package indexes · cpm · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Fast CPAN module installer

Project links

Commands and aliases

cpm

history

Project history and usage

cpm is Shoichi Kaji's fast CPAN module installer. It is packaged as the Perl distribution App-cpm and focuses on predictable dependency installation for Perl projects.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in June 2015, and MetaCPAN records the first App-cpm trial release in August 2015 as an experimental CPAN client. The current upstream README describes cpm as a fast CPAN module installer and lists self-contained and CPAN-based installation paths.

The README describes the v1 design as preparing dependencies first and performing final installation separately. That detail is significant for package users because cpm is not just a thin downloader; its installation model is meant to make larger dependency graphs and parallel work more stable.

Adoption history

The supplied package facts list Homebrew and Debian packages, while MetaCPAN is the primary Perl distribution channel. The README also points CI users to an install-with-cpm GitHub Action, showing adoption around automated dependency installation.

How it is used

cpm installs requested CPAN distributions and, by default, their runtime dependency closure. It is commonly compared with cpanminus, Menlo, and Carton, which upstream lists as related tools.

Why package nerds care

For Perl packagers and CI maintainers, cpm matters because CPAN installation speed and dependency graph stability are recurring pain points. Its availability through both CPAN and OS package managers makes it useful as a bootstrap and automation tool.

Timeline

2015: GitHub repository created.
2015: MetaCPAN records App-cpm 0.100-TRIAL as an experimental CPAN client.
2026: MetaCPAN records App-cpm v1.1.4.

Related projects

App::cpanminus, Menlo, and Carton are listed by upstream as related CPAN installation tools.
install-with-cpm is listed by upstream for GitHub Actions usage.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cpm. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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
`cpm`	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 version1.1.4

manager updated2026-06-28

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://metacpan.org/pod/cpm

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://metacpan.org/pod/cpmnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cpm
Version	1.1.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cpm
Homepage	https://metacpan.org/pod/cpm
Repository	https://github.com/skaji/cpm
Upstream docs	https://github.com/skaji/cpm#readme
License	Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
Source archive	https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/S/SK/SKAJI/App-cpm-v1.1.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-28T18:24:27Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	perl
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	cpm
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	yaze-ag
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

cpm 0.32-1.6

Curses based password manager using PGP-encryption

https://github.com/comotion/cpm

sudo apt install cpm

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
10 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cpm

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cpm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/cpm.yml

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

Install cpm with Homebrew, apt