Perl - how to install the latest version?

[hawkwynd]

I'm getting warnings when I do the 'make' on Makefile.PL for SpamAssassin. 
Is it simply a matter of installing the latest version of Perl, or is
there a process for 'upgrading' an existing version. On the windows side
of the world, I used PPM to download modules I needed for perl, but on the
penguin side, it looks like a different story.

Thanks

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Scott Fleming
A+ Certified CompTIA Technician