How To Install php-luasandbox on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-luasandbox
on Debian 11.
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 11. 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 11
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 11, 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 11 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 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.