How to Install and Uninstall libpcre3-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libpcre3-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpcre3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpcre3-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpcre3-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libpcre3-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpcre3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpcre3-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libpcre3-dev
Source: pcre3
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2139
Maintainer: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1)
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.45-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 552440
MD5sum: 9b2dfb93f62206f0af01d03d5d0e098a
SHA1: b8ab30eb40d52c5e68a26a3c89c083eb21bb6d35
SHA256: d4376ca3477a965f1a3f06a215126a05bc09fe23d466066e9a53ce0ceedfe84a
Description: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files
Description-md5: 3841aaec6be821ceb04646f8f92bb95c
Multi-Arch: same

Package: libpcre3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: pcre3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2243
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.39-12ubuntu0.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.39-12ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 540468
MD5sum: 5789b105b1caf0d0e46dc3024f9a69a3
SHA1: 4ed16b74d2738b4d1ab7be37cdf264394c75091a
SHA256: ecfe009b98fe4228a4d9d9ef04983e3ec7292a953d0a1e67c5b69c2232332fb9
SHA512: 3df7f827750ca0ea0cb3ec7d8164a59066e921ee39dc0f808170d522d2020b63e7ca604ab9af90c6ad04dc1104a48fab2b425523c02d406ef15abcd1d6fff3d2
Description: Old Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files
Description-md5: eebe4f9bfa07d216beb413924dacf563

Package: libpcre3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.39-12build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: pcre3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2242
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.39-12build1), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.39-12build1), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.39-12build1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.39-12build1)
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.39-12build1_amd64.deb
Size: 540416
MD5sum: 6711f336d2593ace7093e132cdc80523
SHA1: d7629a77eee30c66af5865b8013fd168e47d09ce
SHA256: ec25d9a2b7cae7f2ae918e8c3eb4992a5640aa34b95441cf087a36529a122ef8
Description: Old Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files
Description-md5: eebe4f9bfa07d216beb413924dacf563