How To Install lua-md5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-md5 on Debian 9.
What is lua-md5
lua-md5 is:
This package contains a small crypto library for Lua. It comprises the MD5 and the DES56 algorithms.
There are three methods to install lua-md5 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-md5 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-md5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-md5
Install lua-md5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-md5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-md5
Install lua-md5 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-md5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-md5
How To Uninstall lua-md5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua-md5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-md5
Uninstall lua-md5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-md5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-md5
Remove lua-md5 Configurations and Data
To remove lua-md5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-md5
Remove lua-md5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-md5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-md5
Dependencies
lua-md5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-md5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.