If the perl CPAN module is installed and working, you can install Statistics::LineFit using: perl -MCPAN -e "install Statistics::LineFit" Otherwise, download the tar file from CPAN (see search.cpan.org) and proceed as follows: UNIX / LINUX / CYGWIN Unbundle the tar file using a command like: gunzip -c Statistics-LineFit-0.01.tar.gz | tar xvf - Then cd to the Statistics-LineFit-0.01 directory and do: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If you want to install the module in a directory other than the default location, use something like: perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/mydir/perl LIB=/home/mydir/perl/lib WINDOWS The above commands will also work from within a Cygwin window on Windows. Otherwise, unbundle the tar file using a freeware archive program like PowerArchiver and use 'nmake' rather than 'make'. MACINTOSH, OS 370, VMS, etc. If Perl is installed you will be able to install this module, but I'm not sure of the exact commands needed. The installation steps will be similar to the above sequence.