How To Install lua-scrypt on Debian 10

Learn how to install lua-scrypt on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lua-scrypt is Lua binding to libscrypt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-scrypt on Debian 10.

What is lua-scrypt

lua-scrypt is:

Lua binding to the libscrypt implementation of the scrypt password-based key derivation function.

The library binds both the hash and verify operations.

There are three methods to install lua-scrypt on Debian 10. 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-scrypt 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-scrypt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-scrypt

Install lua-scrypt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lua-scrypt

Install lua-scrypt 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-scrypt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-scrypt

How To Uninstall lua-scrypt on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove lua-scrypt

Uninstall lua-scrypt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-scrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-scrypt

Remove lua-scrypt Configurations and Data

To remove lua-scrypt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-scrypt

Remove lua-scrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-scrypt

Dependencies

lua-scrypt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-scrypt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.