How To Install lua-cliargs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-cliargs on Debian 9.
What is lua-cliargs
lua-cliargs is:
This module adds support for accepting CLI arguments easily using multiple notations and argument types.
cliargs allows you to define required, optional, and flag arguments.
There are three methods to install lua-cliargs on Debian 9. 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-cliargs 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-cliargs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-cliargs
Install lua-cliargs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-cliargs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-cliargs
Install lua-cliargs 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-cliargs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-cliargs
How To Uninstall lua-cliargs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua-cliargs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-cliargs
Uninstall lua-cliargs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-cliargs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-cliargs
Remove lua-cliargs Configurations and Data
To remove lua-cliargs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-cliargs
Remove lua-cliargs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-cliargs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-cliargs
Dependencies
lua-cliargs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-cliargs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.