How To Install lua-xmlrpc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-xmlrpc on Debian 9. lua-xmlrpc is xmlrpc library for the Lua language

Introduction

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

What is lua-xmlrpc

lua-xmlrpc is:

This package contains the Lua xmlrpc facility library, for both client and server mode.

There are three methods to install lua-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-xmlrpc

Install lua-xmlrpc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-xmlrpc

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

sudo aptitude -y install lua-xmlrpc

How To Uninstall lua-xmlrpc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-xmlrpc

Uninstall lua-xmlrpc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-xmlrpc

Remove lua-xmlrpc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-xmlrpc

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

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

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

Dependencies

lua-xmlrpc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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