to install the module... try yum install perl-Storable-CouchDB or rpmbuild -ta Storable-CouchDB-0.0X.tar.gz rpm -Uhv /path/perl-Storable-CouchDB-0.0X-X.dist.noarch.rpm or lastly perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If you are on a windows box you should use 'nmake' rather than 'make'.