How To Install libpcre++0v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre++0v5 on Kali Linux. libpcre++0v5 is C++ wrapper class for pcre (runtime)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre++0v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libpcre++0v5

libpcre++0v5 is:

PCRE++ is a C++ wrapper-class for the library PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions).

There are three methods to install libpcre++0v5 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpcre++0v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre++0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcre++0v5

Install libpcre++0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre++0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcre++0v5

Install libpcre++0v5 Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcre++0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcre++0v5

How To Uninstall libpcre++0v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcre++0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcre++0v5

Uninstall libpcre++0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcre++0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcre++0v5

Remove libpcre++0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libpcre++0v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcre++0v5

Remove libpcre++0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcre++0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcre++0v5

Dependencies

libpcre++0v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre++0v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.