How To Install ghc-prof on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-prof on Debian 12.
What is ghc-prof
ghc-prof is:
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation system (GHC) is a compiler for Haskell.
Haskell is “the” standard lazy functional programming language. The language definition and additional documentation can be found in the `haskell-doc' package. Alternatively, there is an online version at http://haskell.org/onlinereport/.
This package contains additional profiling libraries. They are only needed, if you want to take a closer look on where exactly your program burns CPU cycles.
There are three methods to install ghc-prof on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghc-prof Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghc-prof
Install ghc-prof Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghc-prof
Install ghc-prof Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghc-prof
How To Uninstall ghc-prof on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ghc-prof package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghc-prof
Uninstall ghc-prof And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghc-prof and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghc-prof
Remove ghc-prof Configurations and Data
To remove ghc-prof configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghc-prof
Remove ghc-prof configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghc-prof configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghc-prof
Dependencies
ghc-prof have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-prof package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
