How To Install luajit2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install luajit2 on Debian 12.
What is luajit2
luajit2 is:
LuaJIT implements the full set of language features defined by Lua 5.1. The virtual machine (VM) is API- and ABI-compatible to the standard Lua interpreter and can be deployed as a drop-in replacement.
This package contains the standalone interpreter/jitter that can be used as a replacement for the standard lua5.1 interpreter.
There are three methods to install luajit2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install luajit2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install luajit2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install luajit2
Install luajit2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install luajit2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install luajit2
Install luajit2 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 luajit2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install luajit2
How To Uninstall luajit2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the luajit2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove luajit2
Uninstall luajit2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall luajit2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove luajit2
Remove luajit2 Configurations and Data
To remove luajit2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge luajit2
Remove luajit2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove luajit2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge luajit2
Dependencies
luajit2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install luajit2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
