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I'm just trying to install ghc on my computer. I typed

sudo apt-get install ghc

into the terminal. I then was asked did I want to install, I said yes. Then I was asked did I want to install unverified files. I said yes. Then I got a bunch of error 404's and finally an error:

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

I tried installing it via the Software Center and I got a pop up saying:

This requires installing packages from unauthenticated sources.

I clicked OK and it just stopped installing.

Can anyone help me just simply install ghc?

After running sudo apt-get update I get this:

sudo apt-get update output

When I type sudo apt-get install ghc I get this:

sudo apt-get install ghc output

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  • Try running sudo apt-get update, and please post a representative section of the error messages as well (a couple of the 404s, if you will). – muru Nov 04 '14 at 17:15
  • You can copy-paste text errors, instead of posting screenshots. That said, there's your problem. You're on 12.10, not 12.04. 12.10 is unsupported. – muru Nov 04 '14 at 17:26
  • does this mean I have to reinstall ubuntu to a newer version? – Ben Nov 04 '14 at 17:28
  • No, you can upgrade, but you will have to do so thrice, from 12.10 to 13.04, from 13.04 to 13.10 and 13.10 to 14.04 to reach a supported release. It would be simpler to reinstall. – muru Nov 04 '14 at 17:29

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Try installing the packages on this list: http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/haskell-platform

sudo apt-get install ghc alex cabal-install happy libghc-cgi-dev libghc-fgl-dev libghc-glut-dev libghc-haskell-src-dev libghc-html-dev libghc-http-dev libghc-hunit-dev libghc-mtl-dev libghc-network-dev libghc-opengl-dev libghc-parallel-dev libghc-parsec3-dev  libghc-quickcheck2-dev libghc-regex-base-dev libghc-regex-compat-dev  libghc-regex-posix-dev libghc-stm-dev libghc-syb-dev  libghc-text-dev  libghc-transformers-dev  libghc-xhtml-dev libghc-zlib-dev

Hope this helps!

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