How To Install ormolu on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ormolu on Ubuntu 22.04. ormolu is formatter for Haskell source code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ormolu on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ormolu

ormolu is:

A formatter for Haskell source code.

There are three methods to install ormolu on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ormolu Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ormolu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ormolu

Install ormolu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ormolu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ormolu

Install ormolu 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 ormolu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ormolu

How To Uninstall ormolu on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ormolu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ormolu

Uninstall ormolu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ormolu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ormolu

Remove ormolu Configurations and Data

To remove ormolu configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ormolu

Remove ormolu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ormolu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ormolu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ormolu package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.