How to install haskell for Ubuntu 13.10?

Question

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?

Answer 1

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.