How to Install and Uninstall cabal-rpm.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "cabal-rpm.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cabal-rpm.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "cabal-rpm.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cabal-rpm.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cabal-rpm.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : cabal-rpm
Version : 0.13.3
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 128 k
Source : cabal-rpm-0.13.3-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : RPM packaging tool for Haskell Cabal-based packages
URL : https://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-rpm
License : GPLv3+
Description : This package provides a RPM packaging tool for Haskell Cabal-based packages.
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: cabal-rpm has commands to generate a RPM spec file and srpm for a package.
: It can rpmbuild packages, yum/dnf install their dependencies, prep packages,
: and install them. There are commands to list package dependencies and missing
: dependencies. The diff command compares the current spec file with a freshly
: generated one, the update command updates the spec file to latest version from
: Stackage or Hackage, and the refresh command updates the spec file to the
: current cabal-rpm packaging. It also handles Hackage revisions of packages.
: Standalone packages can also be packaged built with cabal-install.