How To Install ghc-xmonad-contrib on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-xmonad-contrib on CentOS 7. ghc-xmonad-contrib is Third party extensions for xmonad

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-xmonad-contrib on CentOS 7.

What is ghc-xmonad-contrib

Third party tiling algorithms, configurations and scripts to xmonad, a tiling window manager for X. For an introduction to building, configuring and using xmonad extensions, see “XMonad.Doc”. In particular “XMonad.Doc.Configuring”, a guide to configuring xmonad “XMonad.Doc.Extending”, using the contributed extensions library “XMonad.Doc.Developing”, introduction to xmonad internals and writing your own extensions.

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

Install ghc-xmonad-contrib 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-xmonad-contrib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-xmonad-contrib

Install ghc-xmonad-contrib 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-xmonad-contrib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-xmonad-contrib

How To Uninstall ghc-xmonad-contrib on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-xmonad-contrib

References

Summary

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