 <p>Given that you're using the system Perl (and, from a comment, it seems you have root) then the easiest approach is probably to install the package that is pre-built for your Linux distribution.</p> <p>For a Debian/Ubuntu-based system:</p> <pre><code>$ sudo apt-get install libtext-csv-perl </code></pre> <p>For a RedHat/Centos/Fedora-based system:</p> <pre><code>$ sudo yum install perl-Text-CSV </code></pre>