How To Install libghc-hsx2hs-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-hsx2hs-dev on Debian 9. libghc-hsx2hs-dev is literal XML syntax in Haskell source code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-hsx2hs-dev on Debian 9.

What is libghc-hsx2hs-dev

libghc-hsx2hs-dev is:

HSX (Haskell Source with XML) allows literal XML syntax in Haskell source code. The hsx2hs preprocessor translates .hsx source files into ordinary .hs files. Literal XML syntax is translated into function calls for creating XML values of the appropriate forms. hsx2hs transforms literal XML syntax into a series of function calls. Any project can make use of the syntax by providing definitions for those functions, and the XML values produced will be of the types specified. This works for any types, since hsx2hs doesn’t make any assumptions, or inserts any information depending on types. XMLGenerator defines a few typeclasses that together cover the functions injected by the preprocessor. A project that uses these classes to provide the semantics for the injected syntax will be able to use any functions written in terms of these, allowing better code reusability than if each project defines its own semantics for the XML syntax. Also, the classes makes it possible to use the literal syntax at different types within the same module. Achieving that is not as simple as it may seem, but the XMLGenerator module provides all the necessary machinery.

This package provides a library for the Haskell programming language. See http://www.haskell.org/ for more information on Haskell.

There are three methods to install libghc-hsx2hs-dev on Debian 9. 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-hsx2hs-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-hsx2hs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Install libghc-hsx2hs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libghc-hsx2hs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Install libghc-hsx2hs-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libghc-hsx2hs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libghc-hsx2hs-dev

How To Uninstall libghc-hsx2hs-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libghc-hsx2hs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Uninstall libghc-hsx2hs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libghc-hsx2hs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Remove libghc-hsx2hs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libghc-hsx2hs-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Remove libghc-hsx2hs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libghc-hsx2hs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libghc-hsx2hs-dev

Dependencies

libghc-hsx2hs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghc-hsx2hs-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.