How To Install lua-gall on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-gall on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-gall
lua-gall is:
Gall is a Git abstraction layer for Lua which implements a set of Lua objects which can interact with git repositories (via libgit2 where possible).
Gall allows a Lua program to examine refs and objects, and to fully create git commits without needing to create a working tree on disk.
There are three methods to install lua-gall 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-gall 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-gall using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-gall
Install lua-gall Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-gall using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-gall
Install lua-gall 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-gall using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-gall
How To Uninstall lua-gall on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-gall package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-gall
Uninstall lua-gall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-gall and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-gall
Remove lua-gall Configurations and Data
To remove lua-gall configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-gall
Remove lua-gall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-gall configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-gall
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-gall package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
