How To Install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7. lua-filesystem is File System Library for the Lua Programming Language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7.

What is lua-filesystem

LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the underlying directory structure and file attributes.

We can use yum or dnf to install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lua-filesystem.

Install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install lua-filesystem

Install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lua-filesystem using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-filesystem

How To Uninstall lua-filesystem on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lua-filesystem

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-filesystem on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.