To install Gtk-Perl-0.7000: First install the Gtk part of the package by executing the following commands at your shell: $ tar -xvzf Gtk-Perl-0.7000.tar.gz $ cd Gtk-Perl-0.7000 $ perl Makefile.PL $ make $ make install *** NOTE *** : The 'make install' step must be performed as user root. To install any of the optional modules such as Glade, Gnome, GdkImlib, GtkGLArea, GtkHTML, or GtkXmHTML do the following: cd ( Where is the name of the module you wish to compile and install ). perl Makefile.PL make make install *** NOTE *** : The 'make install' step must be performed as user root. Repeat the above steps for each of the modules you wish to install on your system. *** NOTE *** : GdkImlib MUST be compiled and installed BEFORE Gnome support may be installed. Please make sure you install GdkImlib first to make sure your Gnome support gets installed correctly.