How To Install ghc-SafeSemaphore on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-SafeSemaphore on CentOS 7. ghc-SafeSemaphore is Much safer replacement for QSemN, QSem, and SampleVar

Introduction

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

What is ghc-SafeSemaphore

This provides a much safer semaphore than the QSem, QSemN, SampleVar in base. Those base modules are not exception safe and can be broken by killThread. See <https details.

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

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-SafeSemaphore

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-SafeSemaphore

How To Uninstall ghc-SafeSemaphore on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-SafeSemaphore

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Summary

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