How To Install lua-readline on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-readline on Debian 12.
What is lua-readline
lua-readline is:
This package contains the Lua readline library, that allows one to use comprehensive command line editing using the Lua language.
There are three methods to install lua-readline on Debian 12. 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-readline 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-readline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-readline
Install lua-readline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-readline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-readline
Install lua-readline 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-readline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-readline
How To Uninstall lua-readline on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lua-readline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-readline
Uninstall lua-readline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-readline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-readline
Remove lua-readline Configurations and Data
To remove lua-readline configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-readline
Remove lua-readline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-readline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-readline
Dependencies
lua-readline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-readline package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
