How To Install lua-apr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-apr on Ubuntu 18.04. lua-apr is Apache Portable Runtime library for the Lua language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-apr on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lua-apr

lua-apr is:

This package contains the bindings for the Apache Portable Runtime library.

There are three methods to install lua-apr 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 lua-apr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-apr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-apr

Install lua-apr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-apr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua-apr

Install lua-apr 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 lua-apr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-apr

How To Uninstall lua-apr on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-apr

Uninstall lua-apr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-apr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-apr

Remove lua-apr Configurations and Data

To remove lua-apr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-apr

Remove lua-apr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua-apr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-apr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-apr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.