How To Install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7. ghc-Cabal is Haskell Cabal library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7.

What is ghc-Cabal

This package provides the Haskell Cabal library.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-Cabal.

Install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-Cabal using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-Cabal

Install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-Cabal using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-Cabal

How To Uninstall ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-Cabal

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-Cabal on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.