How to Install and Uninstall pcregrep Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "pcregrep" package

This is a short guide on how to install pcregrep on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pcregrep
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pcregrep" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall pcregrep on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pcregrep
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pcregrep package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: pcregrep
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
Installed-Size: 190
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpcre3 (>= 2:8.41)
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_8.44-2+0~20210301.9+debian11~1.gbpa278ad_amd64.deb
Size: 143804
SHA256: bcabbd2ed3791ae1d3834c500264e6437b6ab3d3be50c363ba417872797261c0
SHA1: 1eca66560880cc710f2d4c60e2fdb3333a05e5ae
MD5sum: b517b0e64c9c83d74dbd784ef6bd0a85
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Description-md5: b0a601c5f8b647ddc42b4beaba17e22e

Package: pcregrep
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.39-13
Installed-Size: 70
Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: pgrep (<< 4.5)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpcre3
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Description-md5: b0a601c5f8b647ddc42b4beaba17e22e
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::searching, works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_8.39-13_amd64.deb
Size: 27592
MD5sum: bbbb1984d365d4dfb7a0514e4ef5c0a9
SHA256: 5554f9f6f2250ed9d179e7e79c6dd442a060c117cfc8d178d341dccd417d89e4