How To Install pike7.8-pcre on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-pcre on Debian 9.
What is pike7.8-pcre
pike7.8-pcre is:
This Pike module (Regexp.PCRE) enables one to use the PCRE (Perl compatible regular expressions) library from within the Pike programs.
Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike7.8-core package.
There are three methods to install pike7.8-pcre on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pike7.8-pcre Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-pcre using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike7.8-pcre
Install pike7.8-pcre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-pcre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike7.8-pcre
Install pike7.8-pcre 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 pike7.8-pcre using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike7.8-pcre
How To Uninstall pike7.8-pcre on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pike7.8-pcre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike7.8-pcre
Uninstall pike7.8-pcre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike7.8-pcre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike7.8-pcre
Remove pike7.8-pcre Configurations and Data
To remove pike7.8-pcre configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike7.8-pcre
Remove pike7.8-pcre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike7.8-pcre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike7.8-pcre
Dependencies
pike7.8-pcre have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-pcre package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.