How To Install ghc-aeson on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-aeson in Fedora 36. ghc-aeson is Fast JSON parsing and encoding

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-aeson`

A JSON parsing and encoding library optimized for ease of use and high performance. Aeson was the father of Jason in Greek mythology.

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

Install ghc-aeson 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-aeson using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-aeson

Install ghc-aeson 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-aeson using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-aeson

How To Uninstall ghc-aeson on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-aeson

ghc-aeson Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/d1b9fa70ea15a75102eabce79ff652daa792ec
/usr/lib64/libHSaeson-1.5.6.0-IHG5eYoHWXqG3Ob0fep13D-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-aeson
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-aeson/LICENSE

References

ghc-aeson website

Summary

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