How To Install ghc-tar on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-tar in Fedora 36. ghc-tar is Reading, writing and manipulating “.tar” archive files

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-tar`

This library is for working with “’.tar’” archive files. It can read and write a range of common variations of archive format including V7, POSIX USTAR and GNU formats. It provides support for packing and unpacking portable archives. This makes it suitable for distribution but not backup because details like file ownership and exact permissions are not preserved. It also provides features for random access to archive content using an index.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-tar

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-tar

How To Uninstall ghc-tar on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-tar

ghc-tar Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/47e912153f43415b77f09fd07fc350aded7dfc
/usr/lib64/libHStar-0.5.1.1-8hLo2CSPE6OJGMHwTpVd1P-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-tar
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-tar/LICENSE

References

ghc-tar website

Summary

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