How To Install lua-nginx-string on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-string on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-nginx-string
lua-nginx-string is:
lua-nginx-string provides the string utilities and common hash functions for the nginx embedded Lua language.
There are three methods to install lua-nginx-string 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-string 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-string using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-string
Install lua-nginx-string Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-string using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-string
Install lua-nginx-string 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-string using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-string
How To Uninstall lua-nginx-string on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-nginx-string package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-string
Uninstall lua-nginx-string And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-nginx-string 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-string
Remove lua-nginx-string Configurations and Data
To remove lua-nginx-string configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-string
Remove lua-nginx-string configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-string configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-string
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-string package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
