How To Install ghc-simple-sendfile on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-simple-sendfile on CentOS 7. ghc-simple-sendfile is Cross-platform sendfile system call

Introduction

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

What is ghc-simple-sendfile

A Haskell cross-platform library for the sendfile system call. This library tries to minimize system calls, since they are a bottleneck for web servers.

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

Install ghc-simple-sendfile 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-simple-sendfile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-simple-sendfile

Install ghc-simple-sendfile 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-simple-sendfile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-simple-sendfile

How To Uninstall ghc-simple-sendfile on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-simple-sendfile

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Summary

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