Install perlnavigator with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Project links

• Homepage
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• perlnavigator

Project history

The official repository was created in January 2022 and describes Perl Navigator as an LSP server implemented with Microsoft LSP libraries while using Perl for syntax checking and parsing.

The project ships both a VS Code extension workflow and a standalone perlnavigator command for other editors. Its README documents installation via npm, downloadable binaries, and building from source.

Adoption history

Perl Navigator targets cross-editor adoption: the official README documents VS Code, Sublime Text, Emacs, Vim, Neovim, coc.nvim, Kate, and LiteXL integrations. It also notes that lsp-mode uses Perlnavigator as the default Perl language server when the executable is on PATH.

The input package facts show perlnavigator packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, while npm metadata for perlnavigator-server shows the package was published in March 2022.

How it is used

Typical package-manager usage installs the perlnavigator executable and points an editor LSP client at it, usually with stdio transport or the editor's built-in language-server settings. Project-specific tuning is done through editor settings such as perlnavigator.perlPath, includePaths, perlcriticProfile, perltidyProfile, and related options.

Why package nerds care

Perl Navigator is notable for package curation because it packages a TypeScript/Node language server together with Perl-aware analysis behavior, optional Perl::Critic, Perl::Tidy, and perlimports integrations, and release binaries for multiple operating systems.

For package maintainers, it is a bridge between npm-style language-server distribution, editor extension ecosystems, and OS package managers that want a standalone perlnavigator executable.

Timeline

• 2022: GitHub repository was created.
• 2022: npm registry metadata records perlnavigator-server creation.
• 2022: GitHub releases list v0.2.9 as an early public release.
• 2025: GitHub releases list v0.8.20 as the latest release in the official release feed inspected for this batch.

Related projects

• The official README acknowledges Perl::Critic, PPI, Perl::Tidy, perlimports, Perl, Microsoft LSP libraries, Perl::LanguageServer, and PLS, and points readers interested in Raku to bscan/RakuNavigator.

Sources

• https://api.github.com/repos/bscan/PerlNavigator - official GitHub repository metadata for creation date and repository description.
• https://api.github.com/repos/bscan/PerlNavigator/releases?per_page=100 - official GitHub release metadata for early and latest inspected releases.
• https://github.com/bscan/PerlNavigator - official repository, README, description, install modes, editor integrations, acknowledgments, and releases.
• https://registry.npmjs.org/perlnavigator-server - official npm package metadata for package name, description, creation time, and latest version.
• source_facts.package-manager - supplied input lists Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and Ubuntu packaging.