How to Install and Uninstall pcregrep Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "pcregrep" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install pcregrep on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pcregrep on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: pcregrep
Source: pcre3 (2:8.39-15)
Version: 2:8.39-15+b1
Installed-Size: 70
Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: pgrep (<< 4.5)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre3
Size: 27580
SHA256: 04889adb1cecee60798335ad515efd138ac9dc1696ea242c09d1f94e4fb90753
SHA1: edb7262b4bd39bfce86aa3363dbbf5b4d31ddf42
MD5sum: c209136f013a91f0aa329f25a5657f0c
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Perl-style regexps have many useful features that the standard POSIX ones
don't; this is basically the same as grep but with the different
regexp syntax.
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The other reason for the existence of pcregrep is that its source code is an
example of programming with libpcre.
Description-md5:
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_8.39-15+b1_amd64.deb