How To Install ghc-fsnotify on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-fsnotify on CentOS 7. ghc-fsnotify is Cross platform library for file change notification

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-fsnotify`

Cross platform library for file creation, modification, and deletion notification. This library builds upon existing libraries for platform-specific Window, Mac, and Linux filesystem event notification.

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

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-fsnotify

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-fsnotify

How To Uninstall ghc-fsnotify on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-fsnotify

References

ghc-fsnotify website

Summary

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