How to Install and Uninstall luajit Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "luajit" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install luajit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall luajit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                luajit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the luajit package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: luajit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Enrico Tassi
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 462
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3), libluajit-5.1-common (= 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1)
Filename: pool/universe/l/luajit/luajit_2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 206096
MD5sum: e941dd72f0b4de47fe1ed5519653ea6a
SHA1: 9a513e40539b80c606e5ab58e35bc03bb04bd8d4
SHA256: e4ca2c60e5d24ec12664a799fd2e7d912854a4d8861baca03e7c9615cd09ab73
SHA512: d64ca230981d23f8d39d3864385ed229cf3e2e99a32200cf61816dec31eeb2567f21bf2280025b354e5a56119c84c9405fa9f8dc2e51a4fb61f143cc78c33251
Homepage: http://luajit.org
Description-en: Just in time compiler for Lua programming language version 5.1
LuaJIT implements the full set of language features defined by Lua 5.1. The
virtual machine (VM) is API- and ABI-compatible to the standard Lua interpreter
and can be deployed as a drop-in replacement.
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This package contains the standalone interpreter/jitter that can be used
as a replacement for the standard lua5.1 interpreter.
Description-md5: ea2ed48b1a4e9f9a88708b90989b759f

Package: luajit
Priority: optional
Section: universe/interpreters
Installed-Size: 462
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Enrico Tassi
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.4+dfsg-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libluajit-5.1-common (= 2.0.4+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/universe/l/luajit/luajit_2.0.4+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 205998
MD5sum: 6e9bbd355236a875cff80edfac47c484
SHA1: 5eb6df17e8412b196e17e3c216308a60ec3aefc5
SHA256: 4460db01191b683d2964a6a3e4d6624601d3945d5775448b255a11cd29cc1666
Description-en: Just in time compiler for Lua programming language version 5.1
LuaJIT implements the full set of language features defined by Lua 5.1. The
virtual machine (VM) is API- and ABI-compatible to the standard Lua interpreter
and can be deployed as a drop-in replacement.
.
This package contains the standalone interpreter/jitter that can be used
as a replacement for the standard lua5.1 interpreter.
Description-md5: ea2ed48b1a4e9f9a88708b90989b759f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://luajit.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu