How To Install liblua5.1-rrd-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblua5.1-rrd-dev on Debian 9. liblua5.1-rrd-dev is Transitional package to lua-rrd-dev

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblua5.1-rrd-dev on Debian 9.

What is liblua5.1-rrd-dev

liblua5.1-rrd-dev is:

This is a transitional package for liblua5.1-rrd-dev to ease upgrades to the lua-rrd-dev package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install liblua5.1-rrd-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install liblua5.1-rrd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblua5.1-rrd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Install liblua5.1-rrd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblua5.1-rrd-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Install liblua5.1-rrd-dev 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 liblua5.1-rrd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblua5.1-rrd-dev

How To Uninstall liblua5.1-rrd-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the liblua5.1-rrd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Uninstall liblua5.1-rrd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblua5.1-rrd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Remove liblua5.1-rrd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove liblua5.1-rrd-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Remove liblua5.1-rrd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblua5.1-rrd-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblua5.1-rrd-dev

Dependencies

liblua5.1-rrd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblua5.1-rrd-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.