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LuaRocks

LuaRocks is a package manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules (in a self-contained format called a "rock"), a tool designed to easily manage the installation of rocks, and a server for distributing them. While not included with the Lua distribution, it has been called the "de facto package…

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Portability

Cross-platformLinuxUpstreamTarballUnix
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History

MoonScript
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AwesomeTorchTarantool
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Overview

Package managerLua programming languageCommand-line toolDependenciesLuaJIT
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Developers
Hisham Muhammad, et al.
License
MIT License
Operating system
Linux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD
Original author
Hisham Muhammad
Release
August 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)
Repository
github.com/luarocks/luarocks

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LuaRocks

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples43
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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LuaRocks

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related to Portability · 13
LuaRocks → Cygwin, For, For Windows, However, It, Linux, Lua, Microsoft Visual Studio, MinGW, The Windows, Unix, When, Windows
related to history · 8
LuaRocks → Also, August, Development, GitHub, Hisham Muhammad, In, Leaf Corcoran, MoonScript
related to Projects using LuaRocks · 6
LuaRocks → Awesome, For, Lua, Some, Tarantool, Torch
related to External links · 4
LuaRocks → Integration, Lua, Official, SpaceUsing LuaRocks
is a · 2
LuaRocks → command-line tool called luarocks which can install libraries and manage Lua rocks, package manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules
Developers · 1
LuaRocks → Hisham Muhammad, et al.
License · 1
LuaRocks → MIT License
Operating system · 1
LuaRocks → Linux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD
Original author · 1
LuaRocks → Hisham Muhammad
Release · 1
LuaRocks → August 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)

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lua rocks package repository manager public modules install called installed managing also dependencies macos windows uses standard use tool manage

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LuaRocksDevelopersHisham Muhammad, et al.1.00infobox
LuaRocksLicenseMIT License1.00infobox
LuaRocksOperating systemLinux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD1.00infobox
LuaRocksOriginal authorHisham Muhammad1.00infobox
LuaRocksReleaseAugust 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)1.00infobox
LuaRocksRepositorygithub.com/luarocks/luarocks1.00infobox
LuaRocksStable release3.13.0 / January 28, 2026; 6 months ago (2026-01-28)1.00infobox
LuaRocksTypePackage manager1.00infobox
LuaRocksWebsiteluarocks.org1.00infobox
LuaRocksWritten inLua1.00infobox
LuaRocksis apackage manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules0.90text
LuaRocksis acommand-line tool called luarocks which can install libraries and manage Lua rocks0.90text

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