How To Install libnginx-mod-http-lua on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-lua on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnginx-mod-http-lua
libnginx-mod-http-lua is:
Embed Lua runtime into nginx.
This module embeds Lua, via the standard Lua 5.1 interpreter or LuaJIT 2.0/2.1, into Nginx and by leveraging Nginx’s subrequests, allows the integration of the powerful Lua threads (Lua coroutines) into the Nginx event model.
There are three methods to install libnginx-mod-http-lua 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 libnginx-mod-http-lua Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-lua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnginx-mod-http-lua
Install libnginx-mod-http-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnginx-mod-http-lua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnginx-mod-http-lua
Install libnginx-mod-http-lua 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 libnginx-mod-http-lua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnginx-mod-http-lua
How To Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-lua on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnginx-mod-http-lua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnginx-mod-http-lua
Uninstall libnginx-mod-http-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnginx-mod-http-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnginx-mod-http-lua
Remove libnginx-mod-http-lua Configurations and Data
To remove libnginx-mod-http-lua configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnginx-mod-http-lua
Remove libnginx-mod-http-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnginx-mod-http-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnginx-mod-http-lua
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnginx-mod-http-lua package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
