How To Install lua-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-inifile
lua-inifile is:
inifile is a simple, complete ini parser for lua that intends to preserve as much information as possible, like the order of the file and the stored comments. It is also out-of-the-box compatible with LÖVE.
There are three methods to install lua-inifile 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-inifile 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-inifile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-inifile
Install lua-inifile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-inifile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-inifile
Install lua-inifile 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-inifile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-inifile
How To Uninstall lua-inifile on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-inifile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-inifile
Uninstall lua-inifile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-inifile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-inifile
Remove lua-inifile Configurations and Data
To remove lua-inifile configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-inifile
Remove lua-inifile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-inifile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-inifile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-inifile package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
