How To Install nim-regex-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nim-regex-dev on Debian 12.
What is nim-regex-dev
nim-regex-dev is:
The package provides a library for parsing, compiling, and executing regular expressions for the nim programming language. The match time is linear with respect to the length of the input and the regular expression. So, it can handle input from untrusted users. Its syntax is similar to PCRE but lacks a few features that can not be implemented while keeping the space/time complexity guarantees, i.e.: backreferences and look-around assertions.
Features:
- The match time is linear in the length of the input string
- Regular expressions are (optionally) compiled at compile-time
- Captures all group repetitions (not just the last one)
- Unicode level-1 support
- Descriptive error messages
This package provides the regex.nim file needed to create static applications, which is the default for nim.
There are three methods to install nim-regex-dev 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 nim-regex-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nim-regex-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nim-regex-dev
Install nim-regex-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nim-regex-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nim-regex-dev
Install nim-regex-dev 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 nim-regex-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nim-regex-dev
How To Uninstall nim-regex-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nim-regex-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nim-regex-dev
Uninstall nim-regex-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nim-regex-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nim-regex-dev
Remove nim-regex-dev Configurations and Data
To remove nim-regex-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nim-regex-dev
Remove nim-regex-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nim-regex-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nim-regex-dev
Dependencies
nim-regex-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nim-regex-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
