How To Install lua-mmdb 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 lua-mmdb on Ubuntu.
What is lua-mmdb
lua-mmdb is:
Lua library for reading MaxMind’s Geolocation database format.
There are three methods to install lua-mmdb 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 lua-mmdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-mmdb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-mmdb
Install lua-mmdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-mmdb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-mmdb
Install lua-mmdb 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 lua-mmdb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-mmdb
How To Uninstall lua-mmdb on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lua-mmdb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-mmdb
Uninstall lua-mmdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-mmdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-mmdb
Remove lua-mmdb Configurations and Data
To remove lua-mmdb configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-mmdb
Remove lua-mmdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-mmdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-mmdb
Dependencies
lua-mmdb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-mmdb package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.