How To Install lua-lgi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-lgi on Debian 9. lua-lgi is Lua bridge to GObject based libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-lgi on Debian 9.

What is `lua-lgi`

lua-lgi is:

LGI is gobject-introspection based dynamic Lua binding to GObject based libraries. It allows using GObject-based libraries directly from Lua.

Notable examples are GTK+, GStreamer and Webkit.

There are three methods to install lua-lgi on Debian 9. 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-lgi 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-lgi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-lgi

Install lua-lgi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-lgi

Install lua-lgi 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-lgi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-lgi

How To Uninstall lua-lgi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-lgi

Uninstall lua-lgi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-lgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-lgi

Remove lua-lgi Configurations and Data

To remove lua-lgi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-lgi

Remove lua-lgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua-lgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-lgi

Dependencies

lua-lgi have the following dependencies:

References

lua-lgi website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-lgi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.