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Package manager for Lua

LuaRocks is a package manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules, 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 manager for community-contributed Lua modules". Wikipedia →

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