Forrest Zhang wrote: > Try > cpan>install S/SE/SENDU/bioperl-1.5.2_102.tar.gz > > other question you should browse > http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_Bioperl_for_Unix Yes, the explanation for 1.5.2 not showing up in d /bioperl/ being 'only stable versions appear in that list'.