How To Install ghc-aeson on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-aeson on CentOS 7. ghc-aeson is Fast JSON parsing and encoding

Introduction

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

What is ghc-aeson

A JSON parsing and encoding library optimized for ease of use and high performance. Aeson was the father of Jason in Greek mythology.

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

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-aeson

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-aeson

How To Uninstall ghc-aeson on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-aeson

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Summary

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