How To Install ghc-libffi on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-libffi on CentOS 7.
What is ghc-libffi
A binding to libffi, allowing C functions of types only known at runtime to be called from Haskell.
We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-libffi on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-libffi.
Install ghc-libffi 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-libffi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ghc-libffi
Install ghc-libffi 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-libffi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ghc-libffi
How To Uninstall ghc-libffi on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ghc-libffi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ghc-libffi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-libffi on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.