How To Install sqlite3-pcre on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3-pcre on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sqlite3-pcre
sqlite3-pcre is:
This SQLite loadable extension enables the REGEXP operator, which is not implemented by default, to call PCRE routines for regular expression matching.
There are three methods to install sqlite3-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 sqlite3-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 sqlite3-pcre using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sqlite3-pcre
Install sqlite3-pcre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sqlite3-pcre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sqlite3-pcre
Install sqlite3-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 sqlite3-pcre using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sqlite3-pcre
How To Uninstall sqlite3-pcre on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sqlite3-pcre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sqlite3-pcre
Uninstall sqlite3-pcre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sqlite3-pcre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlite3-pcre
Remove sqlite3-pcre Configurations and Data
To remove sqlite3-pcre configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sqlite3-pcre
Remove sqlite3-pcre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sqlite3-pcre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlite3-pcre
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite3-pcre package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
