How To Install php-luasandbox on Debian 10

Learn how to install php-luasandbox on Debian 10 with this tutorial. php-luasandbox is PHP extension that provides a sandboxed Lua environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-luasandbox on Debian 10.

What is php-luasandbox

php-luasandbox is:

LuaSandbox is a PHP extension that provides a Lua environment which can be used to run untrusted code. It provides a performance benefit compared to using a standalone Lua binary.

LuaSandbox was designed for the MediaWiki Scribunto extension, which allows users to write Lua code on the wiki, and then have it executed. But it has no dependency upon MediaWiki and can be used standalone.

There are three methods to install php-luasandbox on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-luasandbox Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-luasandbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-luasandbox

Install php-luasandbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-luasandbox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-luasandbox

Install php-luasandbox 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 php-luasandbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-luasandbox

How To Uninstall php-luasandbox on Debian 10

To uninstall only the php-luasandbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-luasandbox

Uninstall php-luasandbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-luasandbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-luasandbox

Remove php-luasandbox Configurations and Data

To remove php-luasandbox configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-luasandbox

Remove php-luasandbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-luasandbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-luasandbox

Dependencies

php-luasandbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-luasandbox package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.