What to Do When You're Not Allowed to Install Modules
If you can install programs on a system, you can install modules. Your ability to do so depends on how complex the module is and what kind of trouble you're willing to go through. Sometimes the system administrator does not allow you to install a module because he or she doesn't want it used by others. In some cases, only you, or a group of people, want specific modules, and having them installed system-wide is too much hassle.
In either case, installing private copies of Perl modules in your own directories is not difficult.
First, you need to build the module using the instructions given previously—with a small exception. You can specify to the installation program that you want the modules ...
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