How to Install and Uninstall luarocks Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "luarocks" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install luarocks on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                luarocks
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "luarocks" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall luarocks on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
                luarocks
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the luarocks package on Arch Linux

Repository : extra
Name : luarocks
Version : 3.10.0-3
Description : Deployment and management system for Lua modules
Architecture : any
URL : https://luarocks.org/
Licenses : custom
Groups : None
Provides : None
Depends On : coreutils curl lua unzip zip
Optional Deps : cvs: for fetching sources from CVS repositories
git: for fetching sources from git repositories
mercurial: for fetching sources from mercurial repositories
cmake: for building rocks that use the cmake build system
lua-sec: HTTPS support
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : luarocks5.1 luarocks5.2
Download Size : 146.84 KiB
Installed Size : 729.65 KiB
Packager : Caleb Maclennan
Build Date : Fri Mar 1 15:26:47 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature