<s>
Perl	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
(	O
PPM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Perl	B-Language
utility	O
intended	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
tasks	O
of	O
locating	O
,	O
installing	O
,	O
upgrading	O
and	O
removing	O
software	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PPM	O
is	O
widespread	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
lack	O
the	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
compilers	O
necessary	O
to	O
build	O
some	O
Perl	B-Language
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
ActiveState	O
's	O
ActivePerl	O
distribution	O
comes	O
with	O
PPM	O
included	O
,	O
other	O
distributions	O
can	O
use	O
PPM	O
after	O
acquiring	O
and	O
building	O
PPM	O
module	O
from	O
CPAN	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
repositories	O
contain	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
modules	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
CPAN	B-Language
.	O
</s>
