Complete Guide: Installing lua50 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) 2024

1. Install "lua50" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lua50 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lua50" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall lua50 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lua50
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lua50 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: lua50
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.0.3-8build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Enrico Tassi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 93
Provides: lua
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), liblua50 (>= 5.0.3), liblualib50 (>= 5.0.3), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/universe/l/lua50/lua50_5.0.3-8build1_amd64.deb
Size: 21672
MD5sum: 2db4ed5c1a341ee7d65cb8f7dfedbd6e
SHA1: b747ccfd453069466e5a5a53e1e2364e796b12eb
SHA256: ed0758cc1913454a8b126792769e22e26f54c875e9dce412fc777a976c13425a
Homepage: http://www.lua.org
Description: Small embeddable language with simple procedural syntax
Description-md5: 91221d83093a78b8fa4f4fe48b9c397e