How To Install libluabind-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluabind-dev on Debian 12.
What is libluabind-dev
libluabind-dev is:
Luabind is a library that helps you create bindings between C++ and Lua. It has the ability to expose functions and classes, written in C++, to Lua. It will also supply the functionality to define classes in Lua and let them derive from other Lua classes or C++ classes. Lua classes can override virtual functions from their C++ baseclasses. It is written towards Lua 5.0, and does not work with other Lua versions.
This package contains all files necessary to develop applications which use luabind.
There are three methods to install libluabind-dev 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 libluabind-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 libluabind-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libluabind-dev
Install libluabind-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libluabind-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libluabind-dev
Install libluabind-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 libluabind-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libluabind-dev
How To Uninstall libluabind-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libluabind-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libluabind-dev
Uninstall libluabind-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libluabind-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluabind-dev
Remove libluabind-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libluabind-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libluabind-dev
Remove libluabind-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libluabind-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluabind-dev
Dependencies
libluabind-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluabind-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
