How To Install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8. compat-lua-libs is Powerful light-weight programming language (compat version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8.

What is compat-lua-libs

This package contains a compatibility version of the lua-5.1 libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-lua-libs.

Install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install compat-lua-libs

Install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install compat-lua-libs

How To Uninstall compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove compat-lua-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-lua-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.