How To Install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-alt-getopt in AlmaLinux 8. lua-alt-getopt is Argument processing module for Lua

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8.

What is lua-alt-getopt

alt-getopt is a module for Lua programming language for processing application’s arguments the same way BSD/GNU getopt_long(3) functions do. The main goal is compatibility with SUS “Utility Syntax Guidelines” guidelines 3-13.

We can use yum or dnf to install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lua-alt-getopt.

Install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lua-alt-getopt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-alt-getopt

Install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lua-alt-getopt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lua-alt-getopt

How To Uninstall lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the lua-alt-getopt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lua-alt-getopt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-alt-getopt on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.