How To Install pike7.8-pcre on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-pcre on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-pcre package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
