How To Install lua-zlib-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zlib-dev on Debian 9.
What is lua-zlib-dev
lua-zlib-dev is:
This package contains the development files of the Lua zlib library, useful to create a statically linked binary (like a C application or a standalone Lua interpreter). Documentation is also shipped within this package.
There are three methods to install lua-zlib-dev 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-zlib-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 lua-zlib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-zlib-dev
Install lua-zlib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-zlib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-zlib-dev
Install lua-zlib-dev 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-zlib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-zlib-dev
How To Uninstall lua-zlib-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua-zlib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-zlib-dev
Uninstall lua-zlib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-zlib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-zlib-dev
Remove lua-zlib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lua-zlib-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-zlib-dev
Remove lua-zlib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-zlib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-zlib-dev
Dependencies
lua-zlib-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zlib-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
