How To Install dh-lua on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-lua on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dh-lua
dh-lua is:
This package contains the Debian policy for the Debian packages relative to the Lua scripting language, as well as some tools to help build them.
There are three methods to install dh-lua on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dh-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 dh-lua using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-lua
Install dh-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-lua using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-lua
Install dh-lua 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-lua using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-lua
How To Uninstall dh-lua on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dh-lua package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-lua
Uninstall dh-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-lua
Remove dh-lua Configurations and Data
To remove dh-lua configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-lua
Remove dh-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-lua configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-lua
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-lua package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
