How To Install lua-curl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-curl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-curl
lua-curl is:
This package contains the bindings for the cURL library. Currently many different implementations of cURL bindings are available, this package includes the one developed for the FreePOPs project (see http://www.freepops.org).
There are three methods to install lua-curl 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-curl 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-curl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-curl
Install lua-curl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-curl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-curl
Install lua-curl 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-curl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-curl
How To Uninstall lua-curl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-curl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-curl
Uninstall lua-curl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-curl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-curl
Remove lua-curl Configurations and Data
To remove lua-curl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-curl
Remove lua-curl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-curl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-curl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-curl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
