How To Install lua-luv on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-luv on Debian 10.
What is lua-luv
lua-luv is:
libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O.
This package provides libuv bindings for the Lua programming language.
There are three methods to install lua-luv on Debian 10. 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-luv 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-luv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-luv
Install lua-luv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-luv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-luv
Install lua-luv 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-luv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-luv
How To Uninstall lua-luv on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lua-luv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-luv
Uninstall lua-luv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-luv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-luv
Remove lua-luv Configurations and Data
To remove lua-luv configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-luv
Remove lua-luv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-luv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-luv
Dependencies
lua-luv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-luv package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.