How To Install ghc-xmonad-contrib on Fedora 36

Introduction

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

What is ghc-xmonad-contrib

Third party tiling algorithms, configurations and scripts to xmonad, a tiling window manager for X. For an introduction to building, configuring and using xmonad extensions, see “XMonad.Doc”. In particular “XMonad.Doc.Configuring”, a guide to configuring xmonad “XMonad.Doc.Extending”, using the contributed extensions library “XMonad.Doc.Developing”, introduction to xmonad internals and writing your own extensions.

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

Install ghc-xmonad-contrib 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-xmonad-contrib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-xmonad-contrib

Install ghc-xmonad-contrib 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-xmonad-contrib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-xmonad-contrib

How To Uninstall ghc-xmonad-contrib on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-xmonad-contrib

ghc-xmonad-contrib Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/e467a3df2cfda6a76a5876021f8e54eb129e81
/usr/lib64/libHSxmonad-contrib-0.16-GDh1zQGBfJWITtmRoZAR3F-ghc8.10.5.so
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-xmonad-contrib
/usr/share/licenses/ghc-xmonad-contrib/LICENSE

References

• ghc-xmonad-contrib website

Summary

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