How To Install lua-nginx-redis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-redis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-nginx-redis
lua-nginx-redis is:
This modules provides a pure Lua redis driver implementation for the embedded nginx’s Lua interpreter.
Because this module is based on the ngx_lua’s cosocket API, it inherits the advantage of a real nonblocking behaviour running effectively on the underlying nginx server ultra-fast technology design, allowing Web developers making use of the Lua programming language to script and construct extremely high-performance web applications capable to handle 10K+ connections.
Note that this module works for both nginx (provided by nginx-extras) and the OpenResty bundle.
There are three methods to install lua-nginx-redis on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-redis 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-redis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-redis
Install lua-nginx-redis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-redis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-redis
Install lua-nginx-redis 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-redis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-redis
How To Uninstall lua-nginx-redis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-nginx-redis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-redis
Uninstall lua-nginx-redis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-nginx-redis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-nginx-redis
Remove lua-nginx-redis Configurations and Data
To remove lua-nginx-redis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-redis
Remove lua-nginx-redis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-redis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-redis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-redis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
