How To Install lua5.1-policy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-policy on Debian 9.
What is lua5.1-policy
lua5.1-policy is:
This package contains the Debian policy for the Debian packages relative to the lua5.1 scripting language.
There are three methods to install lua5.1-policy 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 lua5.1-policy 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-policy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua5.1-policy
Install lua5.1-policy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua5.1-policy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua5.1-policy
Install lua5.1-policy 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 lua5.1-policy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua5.1-policy
How To Uninstall lua5.1-policy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua5.1-policy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua5.1-policy
Uninstall lua5.1-policy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua5.1-policy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua5.1-policy
Remove lua5.1-policy Configurations and Data
To remove lua5.1-policy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua5.1-policy
Remove lua5.1-policy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua5.1-policy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua5.1-policy
Dependencies
lua5.1-policy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.1-policy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.