How To Install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Decimal in Fedora 36. ghc-Decimal is Decimal numbers with variable precision

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36.

What is `ghc-Decimal`

A decimal number has an integer mantissa and a negative exponent. The exponent can be interpreted as the number of decimal places in the value.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-Decimal.

Install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-Decimal using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-Decimal

Install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-Decimal using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-Decimal

How To Uninstall ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-Decimal package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-Decimal

ghc-Decimal Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/01f0c258995530bced78ea38cf5ad5993ad776
/usr/lib64/libHSDecimal-0.5.2-9CkbMZoaE9qJfkAAbPqMO8-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-Decimal
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-Decimal/LICENSE.txt

References

ghc-Decimal website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Decimal on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).