How To Install lua-nginx-kafka on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-kafka on Debian 11.
What is lua-nginx-kafka
lua-nginx-kafka is:
Lua kafka client driver for the ngx_lua based on the cosocket API.
There are three methods to install lua-nginx-kafka on Debian 11. 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-nginx-kafka 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-nginx-kafka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-kafka
Install lua-nginx-kafka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-kafka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-kafka
Install lua-nginx-kafka 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-nginx-kafka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-kafka
How To Uninstall lua-nginx-kafka on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lua-nginx-kafka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-kafka
Uninstall lua-nginx-kafka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-nginx-kafka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-nginx-kafka
Remove lua-nginx-kafka Configurations and Data
To remove lua-nginx-kafka configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-kafka
Remove lua-nginx-kafka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-kafka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-kafka
Dependencies
lua-nginx-kafka have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-kafka package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.