How To Install ghc-X11 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-X11 in Fedora 36. ghc-X11 is Haskell binding to the X11 graphics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-X11 on Fedora 36.

What is `ghc-X11`

A Haskell binding to the X11 graphics library. The binding is a direct translation of the C binding; for documentation of these calls, refer to “The Xlib Programming Manual”, available online at <http

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-X11 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-X11.

Install ghc-X11 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-X11 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-X11

Install ghc-X11 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-X11 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-X11

How To Uninstall ghc-X11 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ghc-X11 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-X11

ghc-X11 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/8999f70c162e10d47601a2f81fe1061c09f1fe
/usr/lib64/libHSX11-1.10-EqtunLmgnzYJPr2Zt9iwVQ-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-X11
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-X11/LICENSE

References

ghc-X11 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-X11 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).