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# Lua Environment Installation ## Installation on Linux System Installing Lua on Linux & Mac is very simple. You just need to download the source package, extract, compile, and install it in the terminal. This tutorial uses version 5.4.7 for installation: ### Source Code Installation Download and install from source: curl -L -R -O https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.7.tar.gz tar zxf lua-5.4.7.tar.gz cd lua-5.4.7 make all test make install ### Installation Using Package Manager For Debian/Ubuntu systems: sudo apt update sudo apt install lua5.3 For CentOS/RHEL systems: sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install lua * * * ## Installation on Mac OS X System ### Source Code Installation Download and install from source: curl -L -R -O https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.7.tar.gz tar zxf lua-5.4.7.tar.gz cd lua-5.4.7 make all test make install ### Homebrew Install using Homebrew: brew install lua ### Testing Next, we create a HelloWorld.lua file with the following code: print("Hello World!") Execute the following command: $ lua HelloWorld.lua The output will be: Hello World! * * * ## Installing Lua on Windows System On Windows, you can use an IDE environment called "SciTE" to execute Lua programs. The download address is: * Github download address: [https://github.com/rjpcomputing/luaforwindows/releases](https://github.com/rjpcomputing/luaforwindows/releases) !(#) * Google Code download address: [https://code.google.com/p/luaforwindows/downloads/list](https://code.google.com/p/luaforwindows/downloads/list) After double-clicking to install, you can write and run Lua programs in this environment.