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I am trying to do sudo apt-get install haskell-platform but get only package not found message. What do I actually need to do?

Gherman
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  • This might be of help. http://askubuntu.com/questions/286764/how-to-install-haskell-platform-for-ubuntu-13-04 – v2r Apr 06 '14 at 08:15
  • The Ubuntu version in this question is different. It requires installing ghc with `sudo apt-get install ghc` but it doesn't work for me. It says it can't be installed because of unsatisfiable dependencies `libgmp-dev` and `libbsd-dev`. Could it be this this works only for 13.04? – Gherman Apr 06 '14 at 08:49
  • Actually I don't know. I provided this link for general information and there was a good chance for it to work on your problem. Sorry that it didn't work out! – v2r Apr 06 '14 at 10:23
  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. Please, could you put some of your time to read https://askubuntu.com/help/someone-answers? – Sylvain Pineau Apr 08 '14 at 11:14
  • Did you try `sudo apt-get update` before you did `sudo apt-get install haskell-platform`? – jobin Apr 14 '14 at 04:13

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It's really weird because haskell-platform is actually properly packaged for Ubuntu Saucy (13.10), see the dedicated package page.

I tested installation using the following command and it installed correctly:

sudo apt-get install haskell-platform

The unsatisfiable dependencies libgmp-dev and libbsd-dev that you mentioned in your question are both available main, I'd suggest to (re-)enable both main and universe archives and refresh the package list:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main universe restricted multiverse"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install haskell-platform

Note: apt-get install -f will just ensure that there's no broken package on your system.

Sylvain Pineau
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