Installing Cabal and GHC

If using Ubuntu Desktop, press Ctrl+Alt+T. This will launch a terminal window.
First, update packages and install Ubuntu dependencies.
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sudo apt-get update -y
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sudo apt-get upgrade -y
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sudo apt-get install git jq bc make automake rsync htop curl build-essential pkg-config libffi-dev libgmp-dev libssl-dev libtinfo-dev libsystemd-dev zlib1g-dev make g++ wget libncursesw5 libtool autoconf liblmdb-dev -y
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Install Libsodium.
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mkdir $HOME/git
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cd $HOME/git
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git clone https://github.com/input-output-hk/libsodium
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cd libsodium
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git checkout 66f017f1
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./autogen.sh
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./configure
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make
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sudo make install
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Install libsecp256k1
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cd $HOME/git
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git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1
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cd secp256k1
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git checkout ac83be33
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./autogen.sh
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./configure --enable-module-schnorrsig --enable-experimental
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make
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make check
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sudo make installDebian OS pool operators: extra lib linking may be required.
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sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/libsodium.so.23.3.0 /usr/lib/libsodium.so.23
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AWS Linux CentOS or Ubuntu pool operators: clearing the lib cache may be required.
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sudo ldconfig
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Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu pool operators: extra lib linking may be required.
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sudo apt-get install libnuma-dev
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This will help to solve "cannot find -lnuma" error when compiling.
Install Cabal and dependencies.
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sudo apt-get -y install pkg-config libgmp-dev libssl-dev libtinfo-dev libsystemd-dev zlib1g-dev build-essential curl libgmp-dev libffi-dev libncurses-dev libtinfo5
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curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://get-ghcup.haskell.org | sh
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Answer NO to installing haskell-language-server (HLS).
Answer YES to automatically add the required PATH variable to ".bashrc".
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cd $HOME
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source .bashrc
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ghcup upgrade
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ghcup install cabal 3.4.0.0
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ghcup set cabal 3.4.0.0
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Install GHC.
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ghcup install ghc 8.10.4
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ghcup set ghc 8.10.4
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Update PATH to include Cabal and GHC and add exports. Your node's location will be in $NODE_HOME. The cluster configuration is set by $NODE_CONFIG.
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echo PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc
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echo export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc
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echo export NODE_HOME=$HOME/cardano-my-node >> $HOME/.bashrc
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echo export NODE_CONFIG=mainnet>> $HOME/.bashrc
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source $HOME/.bashrc
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​💡
 How to use this Guide on TestNet
Run the following commands to set your NODE_CONFIG to testnet rather than mainnet.
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echo export NODE_CONFIG=testnet>> $HOME/.bashrc
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source $HOME/.bashrc
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As you work through this guide, replace every instance of** **CLI parameter
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 --mainnet 
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with
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--testnet-magic 1097911063
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Update cabal and verify the correct versions were installed successfully.
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cabal update
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cabal --version
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ghc --version
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Cabal library should be version 3.4.0.0 and GHC should be version 8.10.4

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