How To Install ghc-testsuite on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-testsuite
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ghc-testsuite
ghc-testsuite is:
This package is just a container for the results of the GHC testsuite. There is usually no point in installing this package.
There are three methods to install ghc-testsuite
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghc-testsuite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-testsuite
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghc-testsuite
Install ghc-testsuite Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-testsuite
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghc-testsuite
Install ghc-testsuite Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-testsuite
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghc-testsuite
How To Uninstall ghc-testsuite on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ghc-testsuite
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghc-testsuite
Uninstall ghc-testsuite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghc-testsuite
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghc-testsuite
Remove ghc-testsuite Configurations and Data
To remove ghc-testsuite
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghc-testsuite
Remove ghc-testsuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghc-testsuite
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghc-testsuite
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-testsuite
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.