How To Install dh-haskell on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-haskell on Ubuntu.
What is dh-haskell
dh-haskell is:
Provides a build system named ‘haskell’ that should make it easier to package software written in Haskell.
There are three methods to install dh-haskell on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dh-haskell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-haskell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-haskell
Install dh-haskell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-haskell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-haskell
Install dh-haskell 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 dh-haskell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-haskell
How To Uninstall dh-haskell on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dh-haskell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-haskell
Uninstall dh-haskell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-haskell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-haskell
Remove dh-haskell Configurations and Data
To remove dh-haskell configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-haskell
Remove dh-haskell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-haskell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-haskell
Dependencies
dh-haskell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-haskell package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.