How To Install lua50 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua50 on Debian 9.
What is lua50
lua50 is:
Lua is a programming language originally designed for extending applications, but also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language.
Lua combines simple procedural syntax (similar to Pascal) with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, interpreted from bytecodes, and has automatic memory management, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping. Lua is implemented as a small library of C functions, written in ANSI C, and the implementation goals are simplicity, efficiency, portability, and low embedding cost.
There are three methods to install lua50 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 lua50 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua50 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua50
Install lua50 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua50 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua50
Install lua50 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 lua50 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua50
How To Uninstall lua50 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lua50 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua50
Uninstall lua50 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua50 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua50
Remove lua50 Configurations and Data
To remove lua50 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua50
Remove lua50 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua50 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua50
Dependencies
lua50 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua50 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.