How To Install ghc-xdg-basedir on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-xdg-basedir in Fedora 36. ghc-xdg-basedir is Haskell implementation of XDG base directory spec

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-xdg-basedir`

A basic implementation of the XDG Base Directory specification. On Unix platforms, this should be a very straightforward implementation of the XDG Base Directory spec. On Windows, it will attempt to do the right thing with regards to choosing appropriate directories.

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

Install ghc-xdg-basedir 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-xdg-basedir using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-xdg-basedir

Install ghc-xdg-basedir 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-xdg-basedir using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-xdg-basedir

How To Uninstall ghc-xdg-basedir on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-xdg-basedir

ghc-xdg-basedir Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/32a6f059d7c1257266a2478ccf9cdadb2af2ca
/usr/lib64/libHSxdg-basedir-0.2.2-HxO6vm11dHzJE1a7l4Y8Vh-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-xdg-basedir
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-xdg-basedir/LICENSE

References

ghc-xdg-basedir website

Summary

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