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This page describes the installation of the Haskell toolchain, which consists of the following tools:

GHC: the Glasgow Haskell Compiler
cabal-install: the Cabal installation tool for managing Haskell software
Stack: a cross-platform program for developing Haskell projects
haskell-language-server (optional): A language server for developers to integrate with their editor/IDE

Recommended installation instructions

for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Windows or WSL2

Install GHC, cabal-install and haskell-language-server via GHCup
To install Stack, follow the Stack installation guide

Via native OS package manager

Alternatively, many operating systems provide GHC, cabal and Stack through their native package manager. The packages are often out-of-date but if you prefer to use this method of installation then you will find useful links below.

Show Linux distros

Ubuntu

Official packages: GHC, cabal, Stack
Third party PPA

Debian

Official packages: GHC, cabal, Stack

Fedora

Official packages GHC, cabal, Stack

openSUSE

Official packages GHC, cabal,
devel:languages:haskell repo

Gentoo

Official packages GHC, cabal, Stack
Third party repo

Arch

Do not use the Haskell development tools provided by Arch, they are broken. For more information see [1] [2].

Show Nix/NixOS instructions

for Nix the package manager on the distribution NixOS and other OS

Using ghcup on NixOS does not work. Use the official packages instead.
You can get started by installing GHC, Haskell Language Server and cabal-install (or Stack) via Nix.
Read the documentation to learn more about development environments and packaging for Haskell with Nix.

Show FreeBSD packages

Ports: GHC, cabal, Stack

Show Windows packages

Chocolatey: GHC, cabal, Stack