How To Install lua-inifile on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-inifile on Debian 9. lua-inifile is simple, complete ini parser for lua

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-inifile on Debian 9.

What is lua-inifile

lua-inifile is:

inifile is a simple, complete ini parser for lua that intends to preserve as much information as possible, like the order of the file and the stored comments. It is also out-of-the-box compatible with L?VE.

There are three methods to install lua-inifile on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lua-inifile Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lua-inifile

Install lua-inifile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-inifile

Install lua-inifile 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 lua-inifile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-inifile

How To Uninstall lua-inifile on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lua-inifile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua-inifile

Uninstall lua-inifile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-inifile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-inifile

Remove lua-inifile Configurations and Data

To remove lua-inifile configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-inifile

Remove lua-inifile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-inifile

Dependencies

lua-inifile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-inifile package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.