How To Install libpcre32-3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre32-3 on Debian 9. libpcre32-3 is Old Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - 32 bit runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre32-3 on Debian 9.

What is libpcre32-3

libpcre32-3 is:

This is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language.

This package contains the 32 bit runtime library.

There are three methods to install libpcre32-3 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpcre32-3 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre32-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcre32-3

Install libpcre32-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre32-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcre32-3

Install libpcre32-3 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre32-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcre32-3

How To Uninstall libpcre32-3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpcre32-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcre32-3

Uninstall libpcre32-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcre32-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcre32-3

Remove libpcre32-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libpcre32-3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcre32-3

Remove libpcre32-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcre32-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcre32-3

Dependencies

libpcre32-3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre32-3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.