Most popular Linux distributions package a large number of CPAN modules as part of the distribution. If a sufficiently new version of the package you want is available from your distribution, this is likely to be a better option than installing it from CPAN.
-If you are running Debian or Ubuntu, the Perl module `Foo::Bar` will be present, if at all, under the name `libfoo-bar-perl`.
+If you are running Debian or Ubuntu, the Perl module `Foo::Bar` will be present, if at all, under the name `libfoo-bar-perl`. On Fedora, it will be named `perl-Foo-Bar`, or can be found with the query
+
+ yum whatprovides 'perl(Foo::Bar)'
## The short version (installing packages system-wide)