How To Install liblua5.3-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblua5.3-dev on Debian 9.
What is liblua5.3-dev
liblua5.3-dev is:
Lua is a powerful, light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. The language engine is accessible as a library, having a C API which allows the application to exchange data with Lua programs and also to extend Lua with C functions. Lua is also used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language through the simple command line interpreter provided.
This package contains developer resources for using the Lua library. Install it if you are developing programs which use the Lua C API.
This package also contains the official manual covering the Lua language and C API.
There are three methods to install liblua5.3-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 liblua5.3-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 liblua5.3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblua5.3-dev
Install liblua5.3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblua5.3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblua5.3-dev
Install liblua5.3-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 liblua5.3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblua5.3-dev
How To Uninstall liblua5.3-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the liblua5.3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblua5.3-dev
Uninstall liblua5.3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblua5.3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblua5.3-dev
Remove liblua5.3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblua5.3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblua5.3-dev
Remove liblua5.3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblua5.3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblua5.3-dev
Dependencies
liblua5.3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblua5.3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.