How To Install pkg-haskell-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkg-haskell-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pkg-haskell-tools
pkg-haskell-tools is:
This package provides various convenience tools used by the Debian Haskell Group.
There are three methods to install pkg-haskell-tools 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 pkg-haskell-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pkg-haskell-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pkg-haskell-tools
Install pkg-haskell-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pkg-haskell-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pkg-haskell-tools
Install pkg-haskell-tools 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 pkg-haskell-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pkg-haskell-tools
How To Uninstall pkg-haskell-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pkg-haskell-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pkg-haskell-tools
Uninstall pkg-haskell-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pkg-haskell-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkg-haskell-tools
Remove pkg-haskell-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pkg-haskell-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pkg-haskell-tools
Remove pkg-haskell-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pkg-haskell-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkg-haskell-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pkg-haskell-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
