How To Install libluajit-5.1-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-common on Ubuntu.
What is libluajit-5.1-common
libluajit-5.1-common is:
This package contains files needed by the LuaJIT interpreter/jitter as well by its embeddable (i.e. library) version.
There are three methods to install libluajit-5.1-common on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libluajit-5.1-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libluajit-5.1-common
Install libluajit-5.1-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libluajit-5.1-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libluajit-5.1-common
Install libluajit-5.1-common 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 libluajit-5.1-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libluajit-5.1-common
How To Uninstall libluajit-5.1-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libluajit-5.1-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libluajit-5.1-common
Uninstall libluajit-5.1-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libluajit-5.1-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluajit-5.1-common
Remove libluajit-5.1-common Configurations and Data
To remove libluajit-5.1-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libluajit-5.1-common
Remove libluajit-5.1-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libluajit-5.1-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libluajit-5.1-common
Dependencies
libluajit-5.1-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluajit-5.1-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.