How To Install libluajit2-5.1-common on Debian 12

Learn how to install libluajit2-5.1-common on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libluajit2-5.1-common is OpenResty-maintained branch of LuaJIT (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit2-5.1-common on Debian 12.

What is libluajit2-5.1-common

libluajit2-5.1-common is:

This package contains files needed by the LuaJIT interpreter/jitter as well by its embeddable (i.e. library) version.

There are three methods to install libluajit2-5.1-common on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libluajit2-5.1-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libluajit2-5.1-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libluajit2-5.1-common

Install libluajit2-5.1-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libluajit2-5.1-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libluajit2-5.1-common

Install libluajit2-5.1-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libluajit2-5.1-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libluajit2-5.1-common

How To Uninstall libluajit2-5.1-common on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libluajit2-5.1-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libluajit2-5.1-common

Uninstall libluajit2-5.1-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libluajit2-5.1-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluajit2-5.1-common

Remove libluajit2-5.1-common Configurations and Data

To remove libluajit2-5.1-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libluajit2-5.1-common

Remove libluajit2-5.1-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libluajit2-5.1-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluajit2-5.1-common

Dependencies

libluajit2-5.1-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit2-5.1-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.