How To Install pike8.0-pcre on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-pcre on Kali Linux.

What is pike8.0-pcre

pike8.0-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 pike8.0-core package.

There are three methods to install pike8.0-pcre on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pike8.0-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 pike8.0-pcre using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-pcre

Install pike8.0-pcre Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-pcre using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pike8.0-pcre

Install pike8.0-pcre Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-pcre using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-pcre

How To Uninstall pike8.0-pcre on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pike8.0-pcre package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-pcre

Uninstall pike8.0-pcre And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pike8.0-pcre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-pcre

Remove pike8.0-pcre Configurations and Data

To remove pike8.0-pcre configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-pcre

Remove pike8.0-pcre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-pcre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-pcre

Dependencies

pike8.0-pcre have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcre3
• pike8.0-core

References

• pike8.0-pcre website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-pcre package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.