How To Install ghc-unix-compat on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-unix-compat in Fedora 36. ghc-unix-compat is Portable POSIX-compatibility layer

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-unix-compat`

This package provides portable implementations of parts of the unix package. This package re-exports the unix package when available. When it isn’t available, portable implementations are used.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-unix-compat

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-unix-compat

How To Uninstall ghc-unix-compat on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-unix-compat

ghc-unix-compat Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/95
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/ea697623970e5436a328b71930b4ad3a4b4bf5
/usr/lib64/libHSunix-compat-0.5.3-1KqjYp6svTH6EdzCzH8QEz-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-unix-compat
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-unix-compat/LICENSE

References

ghc-unix-compat website

Summary

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