How To Install lua-sandbox-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sandbox-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04. lua-sandbox-extensions is Extension sandboxes and modules for Lua Sandbox

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sandbox-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lua-sandbox-extensions

lua-sandbox-extensions is:

This package aggregates multiple lua extensions targeted for the “luasandbox” Lua implementation. Only the luasandbox specific files from this package are shipped. The standard lua-* packages will be used to build the compiled extensions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lua-sandbox-extensions

Install lua-sandbox-extensions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-sandbox-extensions

Install lua-sandbox-extensions 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-sandbox-extensions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-sandbox-extensions

How To Uninstall lua-sandbox-extensions on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-sandbox-extensions

Uninstall lua-sandbox-extensions And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-sandbox-extensions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-sandbox-extensions

Remove lua-sandbox-extensions Configurations and Data

To remove lua-sandbox-extensions configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-sandbox-extensions

Remove lua-sandbox-extensions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-sandbox-extensions

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-sandbox-extensions package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.