How To Install lua-torch-trepl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-trepl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-torch-trepl
lua-torch-trepl is:
A pure Lua REPL (Read,Eval,Print-Loop) for LuaJIT, with heavy support for Torch types. It uses Readline for tab completion.
This package contains backend files to support the command line frontend ’th'.
There are three methods to install lua-torch-trepl 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-torch-trepl 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-torch-trepl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-torch-trepl
Install lua-torch-trepl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-torch-trepl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-torch-trepl
Install lua-torch-trepl 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-torch-trepl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-torch-trepl
How To Uninstall lua-torch-trepl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-torch-trepl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-torch-trepl
Uninstall lua-torch-trepl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-torch-trepl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-torch-trepl
Remove lua-torch-trepl Configurations and Data
To remove lua-torch-trepl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-torch-trepl
Remove lua-torch-trepl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-torch-trepl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-torch-trepl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-trepl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.