How To Install ghc-prof on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-prof on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghc-profInstall ghc-prof Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghc-profInstall ghc-prof Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc-prof using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghc-profHow To Uninstall ghc-prof on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ghc-prof package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghc-profUninstall ghc-prof And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghc-prof and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghc-profRemove ghc-prof Configurations and Data
To remove ghc-prof configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghc-profRemove 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-profDependencies
ghc-prof have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-prof package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
