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5.25   5.25.9   Devel        2017-01-20    perl-5.25.9
5.24   5.24.1   Maint        2017-01-14    perl-5.24.1
5.22   5.22.3   Maint        2017-01-14    perl-5.22.3
5.20   5.20.3  End of life   2015-09-12    perl-5.20.3
5.19   5.19.6  End of life   2013-11-20    perl-5.19.6
5.18   5.18.1  End of life   2013-08-12    perl-5.18.1
5.16   5.16.3  End of life   2013-03-11    perl-5.16.3
5.14   5.14.4  End of life   2013-03-10    perl-5.14.4
5.12   5.12.5  End of life   2012-11-10    perl-5.12.5
5.10   5.10.1  End of life   2009-08-23    perl-5.10.1
5.8    5.8.9   End of life   2008-12-14    perl-5.8.9
5.6    5.6.2   End of life   2003-11-15    perl-5.6.2
5.5    5.5.4   End of life   2004-02-23    perl5.005_04
5.4    5.4.5   End of life   1999-04-29    perl5.004_05
5.3    5.3.7   End of life   1996-10-10    perl5.003_07

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Perl on Windows

There are two primary binary distributions available for Windows:

Download Strawberry Perl — Strawberry Perl: A 100% Open Source version of Perl for Windows that is exactly the same Perl as everywhere else; this includes using modules from CPAN, without the need for binary packages.
Help is available from other Windows Perl developers on the #win32 irc channel on irc.perl.org (see: Strawberry perl's website for how to access IRC #win32 through a browser).
Throwing Money at Your Problem
In situations where you simply MUST have commercial support for operations or policy reasons (you know who you are) Strawberry may not be your best option. While their ActivePerl distribution may not have CPAN support out the box, ActiveState does offer support on commercial terms and can be modified to do most things that Strawberry can — albeit sometimes with great effort.
This may change in future, but remains true for the present.
If the fact that Strawberry isn't released by a company worries you, remember that 100,000+ people and companies trust our releases, including Larry Wall and most of the top CPAN authors.
(Fascist) ActivePerl: A commercially supported Perl distribution, available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

Other Platforms

More binary distributions and ports to other platforms are available on CPAN.

Perl Modules from CPAN

The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) is a large repository of Perl software, modules, and documentation. On CPAN, you'll find modules organized by author, name, or category. CPAN is mirrored in over 200 locations around the world.

Recommended modules

If you are after a list of recommended modules, you might want to look at Task::Kensho.

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