How to Install and Uninstall libpcre3-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "libpcre3-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libpcre3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libpcre3-dev

2. Uninstall "libpcre3-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libpcre3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):

$ sudo apt remove libpcre3-dev $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libpcre3-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libpcre3-dev
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
Installed-Size: 2225
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad)
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian10~1.gbpa278ad_amd64.deb
Size: 653976
SHA256: adfd1c98522eef1ceae05d75621ca43ab05694a9743fb9d71629b88fbbbba10a
SHA1: b230b7376d85355129c43c5e29df3fcf5552e20d
MD5sum: 069e0ec26b54ff48ee2e356dd9f05453
Description: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files
This is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax
and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language.
.
This package contains the development files, including headers, static
libraries, and documentation.
Description-md5: 3841aaec6be821ceb04646f8f92bb95c

Package: libpcre3-dev
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.39-12
Installed-Size: 2226
Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.39-12), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.39-12), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.39-12), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.39-12)
Description: Old Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files
Description-md5: eebe4f9bfa07d216beb413924dacf563
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib, role::program, use::scanning,
use::searching
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.39-12_amd64.deb
Size: 649572
MD5sum: cd2e9ffd7542159e453ad3886047337b
SHA256: e2b3c3dd3e23a70f9488c31d53c88aae90f84d574b6fdb015dd6de4a9cc853fe