How To Install lua-zlib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zlib on Debian 10.
What is lua-zlib
lua-zlib is:
This package contains the Lua zlib library, that allows one to read compressed files from the Lua language.
There are three methods to install lua-zlib 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-zlib 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-zlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-zlib
Install lua-zlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-zlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-zlib
Install lua-zlib 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-zlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-zlib
How To Uninstall lua-zlib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lua-zlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-zlib
Uninstall lua-zlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-zlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-zlib
Remove lua-zlib Configurations and Data
To remove lua-zlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-zlib
Remove lua-zlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-zlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-zlib
Dependencies
lua-zlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-zlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.