The perl package adds support for the Perl programming language. This package provides Perl core modules, the Perl Language Interpreter, and the PerlDoc tool.
Red Hat also provides various perl modules in package form; these packages are named with the perl-* prefix. These modules provide stand-alone applications, language extensions, Perl libraries, and external library bindings.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 ships with perl-5.10.1. If you are running an older system, rebuild or alter external modules and applications accordingly in order to ensure optimum performance.
For a full list of the differences between the Perl versions refer to the following documents:
