How To Install libpcre16-3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre16-3 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libpcre16-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcre16-3

How To Uninstall libpcre16-3 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• libpcre16-3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre16-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.