How To Install ghc-X11-xft on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-X11-xft in Fedora 36. ghc-X11-xft is Haskell libXft binding

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-X11-xft`

Bindings to the Xft, X Free Type interface library, and some Xrender parts.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-X11-xft

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-X11-xft

How To Uninstall ghc-X11-xft on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-X11-xft

ghc-X11-xft Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/94d37a69faf113fa025ccc8648eff1fe15bc95
/usr/lib64/libHSX11-xft-0.3.1-6M6ukQFZrYY3ihqL85x4g6-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-X11-xft
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-X11-xft/LICENSE

References

ghc-X11-xft website

Summary

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