How To Install nbdkit-plugin-lua on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-lua on Kali Linux.

What is nbdkit-plugin-lua

nbdkit-plugin-lua is:

This plugin allows nbdkit plugins to be written in Lua.

There are three methods to install nbdkit-plugin-lua 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 nbdkit-plugin-lua Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-lua using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit-plugin-lua

Install nbdkit-plugin-lua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-lua using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nbdkit-plugin-lua

Install nbdkit-plugin-lua 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 nbdkit-plugin-lua using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit-plugin-lua

How To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-lua on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nbdkit-plugin-lua package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nbdkit-plugin-lua

Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-lua And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nbdkit-plugin-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit-plugin-lua

Remove nbdkit-plugin-lua Configurations and Data

To remove nbdkit-plugin-lua configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit-plugin-lua

Remove nbdkit-plugin-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nbdkit-plugin-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit-plugin-lua

Dependencies

nbdkit-plugin-lua have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• liblua5.3-0
• nbdkit

References

• nbdkit-plugin-lua website

Summary

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