Comments on: How to Install Lua Scripting Language in Linux

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:30:03 +0000

In reply to aum.

@Aum,

I have updated the instructions to install the latest Lua in Linux systems.

By: aum

aum — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:47:16 +0000

Thanks for sharing…

How do I remove this Lua installation?

I want to upgrade to the newest 5.4.4 Lua on Linux Mint 20.3

By: tony

tony — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:29:26 +0000

How exactly do you add Lua to conky? I am a newbie and therefore need step-by-step instructions.

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:46:46 +0000

In reply to Brainstorms.

@Brainstorms

Thanks a lot for sharing this. We are grateful for your contribution.

By: Brainstorms

Brainstorms — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:19:27 +0000

For those who need a Windows solution, I found a good source that installs Lua 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, plus LuaRocks for all three. It’s current, and actively maintained. It’s called “Multi-Lua for Windows” and can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/Tieske/luawinmulti

You’ll need to install a C compiler, such as MinGW, as this project compiles everything from source, Lua and Luarocks alike.

Rather than running a Lua interpreter in its own shell window, this Lua runs in the built-in Windows Command Shell window.