How To Install libluajit-5.1-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-common on Kali Linux.

What is libluajit-5.1-common

libluajit-5.1-common is:

This package contains files needed by the LuaJIT interpreter/jitter as well by its embeddable (i.e. library) version.

There are three methods to install libluajit-5.1-common 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 libluajit-5.1-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libluajit-5.1-common

Install libluajit-5.1-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libluajit-5.1-common

Install libluajit-5.1-common 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 libluajit-5.1-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libluajit-5.1-common

How To Uninstall libluajit-5.1-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libluajit-5.1-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libluajit-5.1-common

Uninstall libluajit-5.1-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libluajit-5.1-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluajit-5.1-common

Remove libluajit-5.1-common Configurations and Data

To remove libluajit-5.1-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libluajit-5.1-common

Remove libluajit-5.1-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libluajit-5.1-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluajit-5.1-common

Dependencies

libluajit-5.1-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libluajit-5.1-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.