How To Install ghc-readline on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-readline
on Fedora 36.
What is ghc-readline
The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. The Readline library includes additional functions to maintain a list of previously-entered command lines, to recall and perhaps reedit those lines, and perform csh-like history expansion on previous commands.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install ghc-readline
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-readline.
Install ghc-readline 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-readline
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ghc-readline
Install ghc-readline 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-readline
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ghc-readline
How To Uninstall ghc-readline on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the ghc-readline
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ghc-readline
ghc-readline Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/bd3b17f6f48a4f0a52af4dd62a346f648c3a9e
/usr/lib64/libHSreadline-1.0.3.0-I4ggmPKJasZ7A5QgCrVstj-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-readline
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-readline/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-readline
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).