How To Install libpcre++0v5 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre++0v5 on Ubuntu.
What is libpcre++0v5
libpcre++0v5 is:
PCRE++ is a C++ wrapper-class for the library PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions).
There are three methods to install libpcre++0v5 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpcre++0v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre++0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcre++0v5
Install libpcre++0v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcre++0v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcre++0v5
Install libpcre++0v5 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 libpcre++0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcre++0v5
How To Uninstall libpcre++0v5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpcre++0v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcre++0v5
Uninstall libpcre++0v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcre++0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcre++0v5
Remove libpcre++0v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libpcre++0v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcre++0v5
Remove libpcre++0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcre++0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcre++0v5
Dependencies
libpcre++0v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcre++0v5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.