How To Install lua5.1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua5.1-doc
lua5.1-doc is:
Lua is a powerful, light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. The language engine is accessible as a library, having a C API which allows the application to exchange data with Lua programs and also to extend Lua with C functions. Lua is also used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language through the simple command line interpreter provided.
This package contains the official manual covering the Lua language and C API, examples, etc.
There are three methods to install lua5.1-doc 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 lua5.1-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua5.1-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua5.1-doc
Install lua5.1-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua5.1-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua5.1-doc
Install lua5.1-doc 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 lua5.1-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua5.1-doc
How To Uninstall lua5.1-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua5.1-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua5.1-doc
Uninstall lua5.1-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua5.1-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua5.1-doc
Remove lua5.1-doc Configurations and Data
To remove lua5.1-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua5.1-doc
Remove lua5.1-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua5.1-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua5.1-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
