How To Install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 on Debian 9. uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 is Lua WSAPI plugin for uWSGI (Lua 5.2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 on Debian 9.

What is uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 is:

uWSGI presents a complete stack for networked/clustered web applications, implementing message/object passing, caching, RPC and process management. It is designed to be fully modular. This means that different plugins can be used in order to add compatibility with tons of different technology on top of the same core.

This package provides Lua WSAPI plugin for uWSGI (linked with Lua 5.2 runtime).

There are three methods to install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 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 uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 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 uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

How To Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Uninstall uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Remove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 Configurations and Data

To remove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Remove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2

Dependencies

uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uwsgi-plugin-lua5.2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.