How To Install libgv-lua on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-lua on Debian 12.
What is libgv-lua
libgv-lua is:
Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.
This package contains the lua5.2 bindings.
There are three methods to install libgv-lua on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgv-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 libgv-lua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgv-lua
Install libgv-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-lua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgv-lua
Install libgv-lua 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 libgv-lua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgv-lua
How To Uninstall libgv-lua on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libgv-lua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgv-lua
Uninstall libgv-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgv-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-lua
Remove libgv-lua Configurations and Data
To remove libgv-lua configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-lua
Remove libgv-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgv-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-lua
Dependencies
libgv-lua have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-lua package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.