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