How To Install ghc-regex-compat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-regex-compat in Fedora 36. ghc-regex-compat is Replaces/enhances “Text.Regex”

Introduction

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

What is ghc-regex-compat

One module compat layer over <//hackage.haskell.org/package/regex-posix regex-posix> to replace “Text.Regex”. See also <https

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

Install ghc-regex-compat 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-regex-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-regex-compat

Install ghc-regex-compat 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-regex-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-regex-compat

How To Uninstall ghc-regex-compat on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-regex-compat

ghc-regex-compat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/c1a5322f27e6810d102306a8b7ace2bb23f5b9
/usr/lib64/libHSregex-compat-0.95.2.1-FkG9mtyTsqLEL4SUbM70P4-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-regex-compat
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-regex-compat/LICENSE

References

Summary

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