Right; normally I do use apt-get install [name of pkg] or Synaptic

Would I need <#apt-get build essential>?

yeah, good call. go w/the regular old way first.
I haven't read that whole article but I assume it is just telling you how you would go about compiling a Perl module from source that you obtain from CPAN. CPAN is an online archive of Perl modules. It is usually only one extra step:

but you only have to worry about this if you are actually compiling a Perl module from source. There are better ways to get those modules, though. The first is looking for packaged software bundles of the Perl modules made available in your distro's software repositories. For example, the Net::SNMP Perl module is available for Red Hat EL as package named perl-Net-SNMP.*.rpm, and the Perl module Time::Zone is packaged as perl-TimeDate-*.rpm (sometimes the module names and package names match up nicely, sometimes they don't).

Another way to install Perl modules is using the cpan utility, which usually comes bundled with the Perl for your distro. It attaches to the CPAN website and uses your compiler software to build the module within a special Perl environment on your system - pretty slick. You can read up on it here.

Got it ( only if I'm compiling a Perl module from source)
That will probably be clear when I find the program and it's dependencies along with it if a Perl Module is necessary.......

Thanks for the link on How To Install CPAN Modules that could be handy down the road.
You have been very helpful Nugat; Thank You