How To Install ghc-word8-prof on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-word8-prof in Fedora 36. ghc-word8-prof is Haskell word8 profiling library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-word8-prof on Fedora 36.

What is `ghc-word8-prof`

This package provides the Haskell word8 profiling library.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-word8-prof on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-word8-prof.

Install ghc-word8-prof 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-word8-prof using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-word8-prof

Install ghc-word8-prof 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-word8-prof using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-word8-prof

How To Uninstall ghc-word8-prof on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-word8-prof package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-word8-prof

ghc-word8-prof Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/word8-0.1.3/Data/Char8.p_hi
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/word8-0.1.3/Data/Word8.p_hi
/usr/lib64/ghc-8.10.5/word8-0.1.3/libHSword8-0.1.3-C9wcaZKtRvf9CTebSJFNpx_p.a

References

ghc-word8-prof website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-word8-prof on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).