How To Install lua-json on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-json on Debian 11.
What is lua-json
lua-json is:
LuaJSON is a customizable JSON decoder/encoder using LPEG for parsing.
There are three methods to install lua-json on Debian 11. 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-json 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-json using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-json
Install lua-json Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-json using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-json
Install lua-json 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-json using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-json
How To Uninstall lua-json on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lua-json package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-json
Uninstall lua-json And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-json
Remove lua-json Configurations and Data
To remove lua-json configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-json
Remove lua-json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-json
Dependencies
lua-json have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-json package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.