How To Install ghc-extra on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-extra in Fedora 36. ghc-extra is Extra Haskell functions

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-extra`

A library of extra functions for the standard Haskell libraries. Most functions are simple additions, filling out missing functionality. A few functions are available in later versions of GHC, but this package makes them available back to GHC 7.2. The module “Extra” documents all functions provided by this library. Modules such as “Data.List.Extra” provide extra functions over “Data.List” and also reexport “Data.List”. Users are recommended to replace “Data.List” imports with “Data.List.Extra” if they need the extra functionality.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-extra

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-extra

How To Uninstall ghc-extra on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-extra

ghc-extra Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/d5a4ce30a0626b754d268e4545985478e6df74
/usr/lib64/libHSextra-1.7.9-3Kr7h5ascY8CwW2FETc3JI-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-extra
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-extra/LICENSE

References

ghc-extra website

Summary

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