How To Install ghc-bencode on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-bencode in Fedora 36. ghc-bencode is Parsers and printers for bencoded data

Introduction

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

What is ghc-bencode

Parsers and printers for bencoded data. Bencode (pronounced like B encode) is the encoding used by the peer-to-peer file sharing system BitTorrent for storing and transmitting loosely structured data.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-bencode

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-bencode

How To Uninstall ghc-bencode on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-bencode

ghc-bencode Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/7ff419b624913afc09743a8f62bef2ca2122fe
/usr/lib64/libHSbencode-0.6.1.1-AcqRCgHoKjF5uDEum54Bzu-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-bencode
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-bencode/LICENSE

References

Summary

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