This is still an issue on 18.04 Bionic. Workaround:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/lua lua /usr/bin/lua5.3 10 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/luac luac /usr/bin/luac5.3 10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707212 Title: The package doesn't set up a lua-interpreter alternative and thus doesn't seamlessly provide lua cli To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lua5.3/+bug/1707212/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs