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# Downloads
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2014-03-14 18:15:26 +00:00
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## Package manager
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If you are using an operating system which has an up-to-date package
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set, you may be able to simply install everything via that.
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* [Arch Linux Haskell package guidelines](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Haskell_Package_Guidelines)
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## Haskell Platform
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The Haskell Platform is a comprehensive, robust development
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environment for programming in Haskell. For new users the platform
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makes it trivial to get up and running with a full Haskell development
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environment.
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For experienced developers, the platform provides a comprehensive,
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standard base for commercial and open source Haskell development that
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maximises interoperability and stability of your code.
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[Download now →](http://www.haskell.org/platform/)
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## Advanced setup
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Alternatively one can manually install GHC and Cabal packages, but
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note, is particularly easier on POSIX (e.g. Linux, BSD, OS X) systems.
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### 1. Install GHC
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GHC has its own web site with license information, FAQ, download links
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and changelogs. Depending on your operating system, there should be a
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package made for its package manager, otherwise (e.g. Windows) it will
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be an installer.
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You can also download the .tar.gz/.zip and unpack and install the
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executables and so forth manually.
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Or you can even install from source, for which
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[there is documentation](https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building).
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[Download GHC now →](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/download)
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### 2. Install Cabal-install
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After installing GHC, you will want the Haskell package manager:
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[Get the Cabal archive →](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install)
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Download the tar.gz file, extract and inside the resulting directory,
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run:
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$ sh ./bootstrap.sh
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This will automatically download and install all the packages
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necessary to setup Cabal install.
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Once complete, you should add `$HOME/.cabal/bin` to your PATH. A
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simple way to do this is to edit your `~/.bashrc` and place in there:
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export PATH=$HOME/.cabal/bin:$PATH
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Now you should be able to run cabal:
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$ cabal --version
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cabal-install version 1.18.0.2
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using version 1.18.1.2 of the Cabal library
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And can start writing Haskell programs and installing packages!
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