How To Install haskell-platform on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install haskell-platform on Ubuntu 22.04. haskell-platform is Standard Haskell libraries and tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install haskell-platform on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is haskell-platform

haskell-platform is:

The Haskell Platform is a suite of tools and libraries that contain the most
important and best supported components. It is meant to be a starting point
for Haskell developers who are looking for libraries to use.

Installing this meta package will also install the Debian packages containing
the libraries and tools as specified in the official Haskell Platform, in the
version available in Debian. This may or may not be the version specified in
the platform. If this is of relevance to you, please check them on the
official Haskell Platform homepage.

There are three methods to install haskell-platform 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 haskell-platform Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install haskell-platform

Install haskell-platform Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install haskell-platform

Install haskell-platform 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 haskell-platform using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install haskell-platform

How To Uninstall haskell-platform on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the haskell-platform package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove haskell-platform

Uninstall haskell-platform And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove haskell-platform

Remove haskell-platform Configurations and Data

To remove haskell-platform configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge haskell-platform

Remove haskell-platform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge haskell-platform

References

Summary

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

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