How to Install and Uninstall ghc Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ghc on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ghc" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ghc on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ghc" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ghc on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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3. Information about the ghc package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ghc
Version: 9.0.2-4
Installed-Size: 775755
Maintainer: Debian Haskell Group
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ghc-dynamic (<< 7.8), ghc-haddock (<< 7.10), ghc6 (<< 7), libghc-array-dev (<< 0.5.4.0+), libghc-base-dev (<< 4.15.1.0+), libghc-binary-dev (<< 0.8.8.0+), libghc-bytestring-dev (<< 0.10.12.1+), libghc-cabal-dev (<< 3.4.1.0+), libghc-containers-dev (<< 0.6.4.1+), libghc-deepseq-dev (<< 1.4.5.0+), libghc-directory-dev (<< 1.3.6.2+), libghc-exceptions-dev (<< 0.10.4+), libghc-filepath-dev (<< 1.4.2.1+), libghc-ghc-bignum-dev (<< 1.1+), libghc-ghc-boot-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-boot-th-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-compact-dev (<< 0.1.0.0+), libghc-ghc-heap-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-prim-dev (<< 0.7.0+), libghc-ghci-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-haskeline-dev (<< 0.8.2+), libghc-hpc-dev (<< 0.6.1.0+), libghc-integer-gmp-dev (<< 1.1+), libghc-libiserv-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-mtl-dev (<< 2.2.2+), libghc-parsec3-dev (<< 3.1.14.0+), libghc-pretty-dev (<< 1.1.3.6+), libghc-process-dev (<< 1.6.13.2+), libghc-stm-dev (<< 2.5.0.0+), libghc-template-haskell-dev (<< 2.17.0.0+), libghc-terminfo-dev (<< 0.4.1.5+), libghc-text-dev (<< 1.2.5.0+), libghc-time-dev (<< 1.9.3+), libghc-transformers-dev (<< 0.5.6.2+), libghc-unix-dev (<< 2.7.2.2+), libghc-xhtml-dev (<< 3000.2.2.1+)
Provides: ghc-dynamic, ghc-ghci, ghc-haddock, haddock, haddock-interface-38, haskell-compiler, libghc-array-dev (= 0.5.4.0), libghc-array-dev-0.5.4.0-0b6fa, libghc-base-dev (= 4.15.1.0), libghc-base-dev-4.15.1.0-6a406, libghc-binary-dev (= 0.8.8.0), libghc-binary-dev-0.8.8.0-507cc, libghc-bytestring-dev (= 0.10.12.1), libghc-bytestring-dev-0.10.12.1-ced9a, libghc-cabal-dev (= 3.4.1.0), libghc-cabal-dev-3.4.1.0-66159, libghc-containers-dev (= 0.6.4.1), libghc-containers-dev-0.6.4.1-31c3b, libghc-deepseq-dev (= 1.4.5.0), libghc-deepseq-dev-1.4.5.0-118cf, libghc-directory-dev (= 1.3.6.2), libghc-directory-dev-1.3.6.2-311c9, libghc-exceptions-dev (= 0.10.4), libghc-exceptions-dev-0.10.4-c14ff, libghc-filepath-dev (= 1.4.2.1), libghc-filepath-dev-1.4.2.1-4459f, libghc-ghc-bignum-dev (= 1.1), libghc-ghc-bignum-dev-1.1-04f6d, libghc-ghc-boot-dev (= 9.0.2), libghc-ghc-boot-dev-9.0.2-ef461, libghc-ghc-boot-th-dev (= 9.0.2), libghc-ghc-boot-th-dev-9.0.2-364be, libghc-ghc-compact-dev (= 0.1.0.0), libghc-ghc-compact-dev-0.1.0.0-7d71d, libghc-ghc-dev-9.0.2-740f7, libghc-ghc-heap-dev (= 9.0.2), libghc-ghc-heap-dev-9.0.2-656ed, libghc-ghc-prim-dev (= 0.7.0), libghc-ghc-prim-dev-0.7.0-65cf5, libghc-ghci-dev (= 9.0.2), libghc-ghci-dev-9.0.2-43332, libghc-haskeline-dev (= 0.8.2), libghc-haskeline-dev-0.8.2-83f75, libghc-hpc-dev (= 0.6.1.0), libghc-hpc-dev-0.6.1.0-f3caa, libghc-integer-gmp-dev (= 1.1), libghc-integer-gmp-dev-1.1-a4c99, libghc-libiserv-dev (= 9.0.2), libghc-libiserv-dev-9.0.2-91adf, libghc-mtl-dev (= 2.2.2), libghc-mtl-dev-2.2.2-e3bae, libghc-parsec-dev-3.1.14.0-377f0, libghc-parsec3-dev (= 3.1.14.0), libghc-pretty-dev (= 1.1.3.6), libghc-pretty-dev-1.1.3.6-b017f, libghc-process-dev (= 1.6.13.2), libghc-process-dev-1.6.13.2-9f25f, libghc-rts-dev-1.0.2-, libghc-stm-dev (= 2.5.0.0), libghc-stm-dev-2.5.0.0-4cba8, libghc-template-haskell-dev (= 2.17.0.0), libghc-template-haskell-dev-2.17.0.0-7274a, libghc-terminfo-dev (= 0.4.1.5), libghc-terminfo-dev-0.4.1.5-83c64, libghc-text-dev (= 1.2.5.0), libghc-text-dev-1.2.5.0-8553e, libghc-time-dev (= 1.9.3), libghc-time-dev-1.9.3-bda76, libghc-transformers-dev (= 0.5.6.2), libghc-transformers-dev-0.5.6.2-fc6f3, libghc-unix-dev (= 2.7.2.2), libghc-unix-dev-2.7.2.2-bdab4, libghc-xhtml-dev (= 3000.2.2.1), libghc-xhtml-dev-3000.2.2.1-d55d6
Depends: gcc, libgmp-dev, libffi-dev, libbsd-dev, libc6-dev, libncurses-dev, libc6 (>= 2.34), libffi8 (>= 3.4), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.16.1)
Suggests: perl, ghc-prof, ghc-doc, haskell-doc, llvm-13
Conflicts: ghc-dynamic (<< 7.8), ghc6 (<< 7)
Breaks: cabal-install (<< 1.22), ghc-doc (<< 7.10), ghc-haddock (<< 7.10), haskell-devscripts (<< 0.8.13), libghc-array-dev (<< 0.5.4.0+), libghc-base-dev (<< 4.15.1.0+), libghc-binary-dev (<< 0.8.8.0+), libghc-bytestring-dev (<< 0.10.12.1+), libghc-cabal-dev (<< 3.4.1.0+), libghc-containers-dev (<< 0.6.4.1+), libghc-deepseq-dev (<< 1.4.5.0+), libghc-directory-dev (<< 1.3.6.2+), libghc-exceptions-dev (<< 0.10.4+), libghc-filepath-dev (<< 1.4.2.1+), libghc-ghc-bignum-dev (<< 1.1+), libghc-ghc-boot-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-boot-th-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-compact-dev (<< 0.1.0.0+), libghc-ghc-heap-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-ghc-prim-dev (<< 0.7.0+), libghc-ghci-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-haskeline-dev (<< 0.8.2+), libghc-hpc-dev (<< 0.6.1.0+), libghc-integer-gmp-dev (<< 1.1+), libghc-libiserv-dev (<< 9.0.2+), libghc-mtl-dev (<< 2.2.2+), libghc-parsec3-dev (<< 3.1.14.0+), libghc-pretty-dev (<< 1.1.3.6+), libghc-process-dev (<< 1.6.13.2+), libghc-stm-dev (<< 2.5.0.0+), libghc-template-haskell-dev (<< 2.17.0.0+), libghc-terminfo-dev (<< 0.4.1.5+), libghc-text-dev (<< 1.2.5.0+), libghc-time-dev (<< 1.9.3+), libghc-transformers-dev (<< 0.5.6.2+), libghc-unix-dev (<< 2.7.2.2+), libghc-xhtml-dev (<< 3000.2.2.1+)
Description: The Glasgow Haskell Compilation system
Description-md5: d696780bb03e075568c919469ec4c73c
Homepage: https://haskell.org/ghc/
Tag: devel::compiler, devel::lang:haskell, role::program, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: haskell
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/ghc/ghc_9.0.2-4_amd64.deb
Size: 72736048
MD5sum: 317528538b80e79e879c1001ef146d3f
SHA256: 4de152f68646d51af93424e4a658f717965343f84e9dea79cdb47a72aa0ab57f