How To Install lua-discount on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-discount on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-discount
lua-discount is:
A binding to Discount, a fast C implementation of the Markdown text to HTML markup system which passes the Markdown testsuite.
There are three methods to install lua-discount 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-discount 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-discount using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-discount
Install lua-discount Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-discount using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-discount
Install lua-discount 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-discount using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-discount
How To Uninstall lua-discount on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-discount package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-discount
Uninstall lua-discount And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-discount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-discount
Remove lua-discount Configurations and Data
To remove lua-discount configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-discount
Remove lua-discount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-discount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-discount
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-discount package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
