How to Install and Uninstall libpcre3-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "libpcre3-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libpcre3-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libpcre3-dev

2. Uninstall "libpcre3-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libpcre3-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):

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

3. Information about the libpcre3-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libpcre3-dev
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
Installed-Size: 2322
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad)
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad_amd64.deb
Size: 668732
SHA256: 7eec4852944e7f3333432567462937145971bc07d6d766b9f208d65e3ebee8ee
SHA1: bc91ac7ba862163e3539511d64feef9274965212
MD5sum: 6bdfaac97c20aa2ac3f5b7f1c7d343ec
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: 2:8.39-13
Installed-Size: 2231
Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.39-13), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.39-13), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.39-13), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.39-13)
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_8.39-13_amd64.deb
Size: 650124
MD5sum: 2315f51facc0b3b84c99505344edad1f
SHA256: e588a2bd07e2770ad2fa9e3b02e359d3ff3c6f0c17a809365d3e97da7b0e64e0