# PerlPackageManager

- Kind: `enum`
- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Perl](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.perl.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Namespace: `CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Perl`
- Target framework: `net10.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/d9dc6fc02412d7398c5722840513d99965a6e98f/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Perl/PerlPackageManager.cs)

Identifies the Perl package manager used for module installation.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Perl;

public enum PerlPackageManager
```

## Enum Members

| Name | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cpan | 0 | The standard CPAN client (cpan). Default for all Perl resources. |
| Cpanm | 1 | App::cpanminus (cpanm). A lightweight alternative to the full CPAN client. Enabled via WithCpanMinus(). |
| Carton | 2 | Carton -- a Perl module dependency manager using cpanfile and lock files. Enabled via WithCarton(). |