How To Install lua5.4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.4 on Kali Linux.

What is lua5.4

lua5.4 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 Lua command line interpreter and bytecode compiler. Install it if you are developing or using Lua scripts.

There are three methods to install lua5.4 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lua5.4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lua5.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua5.4

Install lua5.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua5.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua5.4

Install lua5.4 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lua5.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua5.4

How To Uninstall lua5.4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lua5.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua5.4

Uninstall lua5.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua5.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua5.4

Remove lua5.4 Configurations and Data

To remove lua5.4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua5.4

Remove lua5.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua5.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua5.4

Dependencies

lua5.4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libreadline8

References

• lua5.4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua5.4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.