How To Install lua-argparse on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-argparse in Fedora 36. lua-argparse is Feature-rich command line parser for Lua

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-argparse on Fedora 36.

What is `lua-argparse`

Argparse is a feature-rich command line parser for Lua inspired by argparse for Python. Argparse supports positional arguments, options, flags, optional arguments, subcommands and more. Argparse automatically generates usage, help and error messages.

We can use yum or dnf to install lua-argparse on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lua-argparse.

Install lua-argparse on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lua-argparse using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-argparse

Install lua-argparse on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install lua-argparse

How To Uninstall lua-argparse on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove lua-argparse

lua-argparse Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/lua-argparse
/usr/share/doc/lua-argparse/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/lua-argparse
/usr/share/licenses/lua-argparse/LICENSE
/usr/share/lua/5.4/argparse.lua

References

lua-argparse website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-argparse on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).