How To Install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8.

What is pcre-cpp

This is C++ bindings for the Perl-compatible regular expression library. Detailed change log is provided by pcre-doc package.

We can use yum or dnf to install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcre-cpp.

Install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcre-cpp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcre-cpp

Install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pcre-cpp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcre-cpp

How To Uninstall pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the pcre-cpp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcre-cpp

References

• pcre-cpp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcre-cpp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.