How To Install lua-zip on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zip on Debian 9.
What is lua-zip
lua-zip is:
This package contains the Lua zip library, that allows one to read compressed files from the Lua language.
There are three methods to install lua-zip on Debian 9. 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-zip 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-zip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-zip
Install lua-zip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-zip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-zip
Install lua-zip 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-zip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-zip
How To Uninstall lua-zip on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua-zip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-zip
Uninstall lua-zip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-zip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-zip
Remove lua-zip Configurations and Data
To remove lua-zip configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-zip
Remove lua-zip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-zip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-zip
Dependencies
lua-zip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zip package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.