How To Install libghc-convertible-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-convertible-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libghc-convertible-dev
libghc-convertible-dev is:
convertible provides a typeclass with a single function that is designed to help convert between different types: numeric values, dates and times, and the like. The conversions perform bounds checking and return a pure Either value. This means that you need not remember which specific function performs the conversion you desire.
Also included in the package are optional instances that provide conversion for various numeric and time types, as well as utilities for writing your own instances.
Finally, there is a function that will raise an exception on bounds-checking violation, or return a bare value otherwise, implemented in terms of the safer function described above.
Convertible is also used by HDBC 2.0 for handling marshalling of data to/from databases.
Convertible is backed by an extensive test suite and passes tests on GHC and Hugs.
There are three methods to install libghc-convertible-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libghc-convertible-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libghc-convertible-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libghc-convertible-dev
Install libghc-convertible-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libghc-convertible-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libghc-convertible-dev
Install libghc-convertible-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libghc-convertible-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libghc-convertible-dev
How To Uninstall libghc-convertible-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libghc-convertible-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libghc-convertible-dev
Uninstall libghc-convertible-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libghc-convertible-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libghc-convertible-dev
Remove libghc-convertible-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libghc-convertible-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libghc-convertible-dev
Remove libghc-convertible-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libghc-convertible-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libghc-convertible-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-convertible-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
