How To Install lua-yaml on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-yaml on Debian 10.
What is lua-yaml
lua-yaml is:
fast C implementation for converting between %YAML 1.1 and Lua tables, and a low-level YAML event parser for implementing more intricate YAML document loading.
There are three methods to install lua-yaml 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-yaml 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-yaml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-yaml
Install lua-yaml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-yaml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-yaml
Install lua-yaml 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-yaml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-yaml
How To Uninstall lua-yaml on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lua-yaml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-yaml
Uninstall lua-yaml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-yaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-yaml
Remove lua-yaml Configurations and Data
To remove lua-yaml configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-yaml
Remove lua-yaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-yaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-yaml
Dependencies
lua-yaml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-yaml package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.