How To Install liblualib50-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblualib50-dev on Kali Linux. liblualib50-dev is Extension library for Lua 5.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblualib50-dev on Kali Linux.

What is liblualib50-dev

liblualib50-dev is:

This package allows you to link to the Lua standard libraries providing maths, string and IO functions to your Lua based programs.

There are three methods to install liblualib50-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblualib50-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblualib50-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblualib50-dev

Install liblualib50-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblualib50-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblualib50-dev

Install liblualib50-dev Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install liblualib50-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblualib50-dev

How To Uninstall liblualib50-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the liblualib50-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblualib50-dev

Uninstall liblualib50-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblualib50-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblualib50-dev

Remove liblualib50-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblualib50-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblualib50-dev

Remove liblualib50-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblualib50-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblualib50-dev

Dependencies

liblualib50-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblualib50-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.