How To Install libpcre2-8-0 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre2-8-0 on Debian 11.
What is libpcre2-8-0
libpcre2-8-0 is:
This is PCRE2, the new implementation of PCRE, a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language. New projects should use this library in preference to the older library, confusingly called pcre3 in Debian.
This package contains the 8 bit runtime library.
There are three methods to install libpcre2-8-0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpcre2-8-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre2-8-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcre2-8-0
Install libpcre2-8-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre2-8-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcre2-8-0
Install libpcre2-8-0 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 libpcre2-8-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcre2-8-0
How To Uninstall libpcre2-8-0 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libpcre2-8-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcre2-8-0
Uninstall libpcre2-8-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcre2-8-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcre2-8-0
Remove libpcre2-8-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libpcre2-8-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcre2-8-0
Remove libpcre2-8-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcre2-8-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcre2-8-0
Dependencies
libpcre2-8-0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre2-8-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.