How To Install lua5.1-policy-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-policy-dev on Kali Linux. lua5.1-policy-dev is Lua 5.1 Debian policy - template and scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-policy-dev on Kali Linux.

What is lua5.1-policy-dev

lua5.1-policy-dev is:

This package contains some template/support files (like a generic Makefile, a generic test application…) that can be used by Lua libraries at compile time. It also includes a simple script that sets up an svn directory conforming to svn-buildpackage and populates it with the standard files needed to use lua5.1-policy-dev at build time. Obviously packages made using lua5.1-policy-dev will conform to the policy contained in lua5.1-policy.

There are three methods to install lua5.1-policy-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 lua5.1-policy-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 lua5.1-policy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua5.1-policy-dev

Install lua5.1-policy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua5.1-policy-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua5.1-policy-dev

Install lua5.1-policy-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 lua5.1-policy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua5.1-policy-dev

How To Uninstall lua5.1-policy-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lua5.1-policy-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua5.1-policy-dev

Uninstall lua5.1-policy-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua5.1-policy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua5.1-policy-dev

Remove lua5.1-policy-dev Configurations and Data

To remove lua5.1-policy-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua5.1-policy-dev

Remove lua5.1-policy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua5.1-policy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua5.1-policy-dev

Dependencies

lua5.1-policy-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-policy-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.