How To Install lua-mmdb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lua-mmdb

lua-mmdb is:

Lua library for reading MaxMind’s Geolocation database format.

There are three methods to install lua-mmdb 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-mmdb 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-mmdb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-mmdb

Install lua-mmdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-mmdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install lua-mmdb

How To Uninstall lua-mmdb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-mmdb

Uninstall lua-mmdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-mmdb

Remove lua-mmdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-mmdb

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

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

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

Dependencies

lua-mmdb have the following dependencies:

References

• lua-mmdb website

Summary

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