How To Install geany-plugin-lua on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-lua on Kali Linux. geany-plugin-lua is Lua scripting plugin for Geany

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-lua on Kali Linux.

What is geany-plugin-lua

geany-plugin-lua is:

GeanyLua is a plugin which provides a Lua scripting interface for the Geany IDE.

Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.

There are three methods to install geany-plugin-lua 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 geany-plugin-lua Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-lua using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-lua

Install geany-plugin-lua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-lua using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-lua

Install geany-plugin-lua 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 geany-plugin-lua using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-lua

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-lua on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-lua

Uninstall geany-plugin-lua And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geany-plugin-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-lua

Remove geany-plugin-lua Configurations and Data

To remove geany-plugin-lua configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-lua

Remove geany-plugin-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-lua

Dependencies

geany-plugin-lua have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-lua package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.