How To Install lua-lpeg-patterns on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-lpeg-patterns on Kali Linux.

What is lua-lpeg-patterns

lua-lpeg-patterns is:

Collection of LPEG patterns used for:

• Strict validation of user input
• Searching free-form input

There are three methods to install lua-lpeg-patterns on Kali Linux. 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-lpeg-patterns 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-lpeg-patterns using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-lpeg-patterns

Install lua-lpeg-patterns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-lpeg-patterns

Install lua-lpeg-patterns Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install lua-lpeg-patterns

How To Uninstall lua-lpeg-patterns on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-lpeg-patterns

Uninstall lua-lpeg-patterns And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-lpeg-patterns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-lpeg-patterns

Remove lua-lpeg-patterns Configurations and Data

To remove lua-lpeg-patterns configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-lpeg-patterns

Remove lua-lpeg-patterns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-lpeg-patterns

Dependencies

lua-lpeg-patterns have the following dependencies:

• lua-lpeg

References

• lua-lpeg-patterns website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-lpeg-patterns package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.