How To Install lua-dkjson on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-dkjson on Debian 12.
What is lua-dkjson
lua-dkjson is:
dkjson is a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) encoder / decoder. It supports UTF-8.
It is written in Lua without any dependencies, but when LPeg (provided in Debian by lua-lpeg) is installed dkjson uses it to speed up decoding.
There are three methods to install lua-dkjson on Debian 12. 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-dkjson 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-dkjson using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-dkjson
Install lua-dkjson Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-dkjson using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-dkjson
Install lua-dkjson 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-dkjson using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-dkjson
How To Uninstall lua-dkjson on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lua-dkjson package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-dkjson
Uninstall lua-dkjson And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-dkjson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-dkjson
Remove lua-dkjson Configurations and Data
To remove lua-dkjson configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-dkjson
Remove lua-dkjson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-dkjson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-dkjson
Dependencies
lua-dkjson have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-dkjson package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
