How To Install ghc-ed25519 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-ed25519 in Fedora 36. ghc-ed25519 is Ed25519 cryptographic signatures

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-ed25519 on Fedora 36.

What is ghc-ed25519

This package provides a simple, fast, self-contained copy of the Ed25519 public-key signature system with a clean interface. It also includes support for detached signatures, and thorough documentation on the design and implementation, including usage guidelines.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-ed25519 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-ed25519.

Install ghc-ed25519 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-ed25519 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-ed25519

Install ghc-ed25519 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-ed25519 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-ed25519

How To Uninstall ghc-ed25519 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-ed25519 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-ed25519

ghc-ed25519 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/11
/usr/lib/.build-id/11/0acc05cb4bb5d75463e731497669d83e41d7a0
/usr/lib64/libHSed25519-0.0.5.0-EUDQmDaT5DCAQWfv6Efals-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-ed25519
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-ed25519/LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-ed25519 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).