How To Install libpcre16-3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre16-3 on Debian 12.
What is libpcre16-3
libpcre16-3 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 16 bit runtime library.
There are three methods to install libpcre16-3 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpcre16-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre16-3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcre16-3
Install libpcre16-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre16-3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcre16-3
Install libpcre16-3 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 libpcre16-3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcre16-3
How To Uninstall libpcre16-3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpcre16-3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcre16-3
Uninstall libpcre16-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcre16-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcre16-3
Remove libpcre16-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libpcre16-3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcre16-3
Remove libpcre16-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcre16-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcre16-3
Dependencies
libpcre16-3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre16-3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
