local::lib

Install local::lib:

http://search.cpan.org/search?query=local%3A%3Alib&mode=all
tar xzf local-lib-1.003003.tar.gz
cd local-lib-1.003003/
perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap
make test && make install

or:

sudo apt-get install liblocal-lib-perl

Append to .bashrc:
echo '[ $SHLVL -eq 1 ] && eval "$(perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib)"' >>~/.bashrc

Re-read configuration file:

. ~/.bashrc

Install cpanm:

cpan App::cpanminus

or:

sudo apt-get install cpanminus

Install module:

cpanm Acme::EyeDrops

Now it should appear in ~/perl5/lib/perl5

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$ cpan
<cpan[1]> o conf init urllist
# follow the prompts to pick a cpan mirror near you
<cpan[2]> o conf commit
<cpan> exit

o conf prerequisites_policy follow
o conf build_requires_install_policy yes
o conf make_install_make_command 'sudo make'
o conf commit