How to install lua5.1-resty-fileinfo on Ubuntu

LuaJIT FFI bindings to libmagic, magic number recognition library - tries to determine file types

Vendor: GetPageSpeed https://github.com/bungle/lua-resty-fileinfo

Availability

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Distro	Channel	Version
Ubuntu 26.04 (resolute)	Base	1.0
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base	1.0
Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)	Base	1.0
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	Base	1.0

Description

LuaJIT FFI bindings to libmagic, magic number recognition library - tries to determine file types. Pure-Lua library for nginx-module-lua (OpenResty-compatible LuaJIT code), installed into the default LuaJIT package.path. Same content as the lua5.1-resty-fileinfo RPM shipped by GetPageSpeed for EL/Fedora.

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04

lua5.1-resty-fileinfo on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), 22.04 (jammy), 24.04 (noble), 26.04 (resolute)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y lua5.1-resty-fileinfo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install lua5.1-resty-fileinfo on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the lua5.1-resty-fileinfo package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is lua5.1-resty-fileinfo available for?

lua5.1-resty-fileinfo is available for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04.