How To Install libelua-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelua-bin on Kali Linux. libelua-bin is EFL Lua wrapper and convenience layer - binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelua-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libelua-bin

libelua-bin is:

The Elua library provides all necessary infrastructure required to set up a fully functional Lua state able of running Elua scripts. This is provided as a library in order to encourage reuse from different libraries and apps.

This is part of the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL).

This package contains elua, the main entry point for all EFL/LuaJIT powered applications.

There are three methods to install libelua-bin 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 libelua-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libelua-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libelua-bin

Install libelua-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libelua-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libelua-bin

Install libelua-bin 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 libelua-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelua-bin

How To Uninstall libelua-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libelua-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libelua-bin

Uninstall libelua-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelua-bin

Remove libelua-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libelua-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libelua-bin

Remove libelua-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libelua-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelua-bin

Dependencies

libelua-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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