How To Install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-unix in AlmaLinux 8. ghc-unix is Haskell unix library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `ghc-unix`

This package provides the Haskell unix library.

We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-unix.

Install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-unix using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-unix

Install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ghc-unix using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-unix

How To Uninstall ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-unix

References

ghc-unix website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-unix on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.