How to install lua-any On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove lua-any Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install lua-any On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package lua-any from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of lua-any:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: lua-any

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install lua-any

Package Details

Package:lua-any
Version:23
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://pkg-lua.alioth.debian.org/
Description:helper script for shebang lines in Lua scripts
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/interpreters

How to install lua-any on Ubuntu 16.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If lua-any is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L lua-any' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L lua-any
dpkg-query: package 'lua-any' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing lua-any:

After system update use the following command to install lua-any:

sudo apt-get install lua-any

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove lua-any from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the lua-any from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the lua-any following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  lua-any

Following command is used to remove the lua-any package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove lua-any

This will remove lua-any and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing lua-any with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge lua-any

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove lua-any

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with lua-any package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.