How To Install ghc-Cabal on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Cabal in Fedora 36. ghc-Cabal is Haskell Cabal library

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-Cabal`

This package provides the Haskell Cabal library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-Cabal

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-Cabal

How To Uninstall ghc-Cabal on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-Cabal

ghc-Cabal Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/06d6b84a4641691e77d902ac1bd8ae44df65cb
/usr/lib64/libHSCabal-3.2.1.0-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-Cabal
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-Cabal/LICENSE

References

ghc-Cabal website

Summary

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