How To Install ghc-foundation on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-foundation on Fedora 36.
What is ghc-foundation
A custom prelude with no dependencies apart from base. This package has the following goals * provide a base like sets of modules that provide a consistent set of features and bugfixes across multiple versions of GHC (unlike base). * provide a better and more efficient prelude than base’s prelude. * be self-sufficient * provide better data-types * Better numerical classes that better represent mathematical thing (No more all-in-one Num). * Better I/O system with less Lazy IO * Usual partial functions distinguished through type system.
We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-foundation on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-foundation.
Install ghc-foundation 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-foundation using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ghc-foundation
Install ghc-foundation 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-foundation using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ghc-foundation
How To Uninstall ghc-foundation on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the ghc-foundation package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ghc-foundation
ghc-foundation Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/285c81c6534b7d0979da2bc3e6929e2ef4e626
/usr/lib64/libHSfoundation-0.0.26.1-17rXXvohT1J2w8HnJBVKoj-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-foundation
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-foundation/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-foundation on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).