How To Install ghc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc on Debian 11. ghc is The Glasgow Haskell Compilation system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc on Debian 11.

What is ghc

ghc is:

The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation system (GHC) is a compiler for Haskell.

Haskell is “the” standard lazy functional programming language. The language definition and additional documentation can be found in the `haskell-doc' package. Alternatively, there is an online version at http://haskell.org/onlinereport/.

There are three methods to install ghc on Debian 11. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ghc

Install ghc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ghc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ghc

Install ghc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ghc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ghc

How To Uninstall ghc on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ghc

Uninstall ghc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ghc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghc

Remove ghc Configurations and Data

To remove ghc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ghc

Remove ghc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ghc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghc

Dependencies

ghc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.