How To Install libluajit-5.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libluajit-5.1-dev
libluajit-5.1-dev is:
This package contains header files and a statically linkable library for LuaJIT.
There are three methods to install libluajit-5.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 libluajit-5.1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libluajit-5.1-dev
Install libluajit-5.1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libluajit-5.1-dev
Install libluajit-5.1-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libluajit-5.1-dev
How To Uninstall libluajit-5.1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libluajit-5.1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libluajit-5.1-dev
Uninstall libluajit-5.1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libluajit-5.1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluajit-5.1-dev
Remove libluajit-5.1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libluajit-5.1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libluajit-5.1-dev
Remove libluajit-5.1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libluajit-5.1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluajit-5.1-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
