How to Install and Uninstall pcregrep Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the pcregrep on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "pcregrep" package

This tutorial shows how to install pcregrep on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall pcregrep on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: pcregrep
Source: pcre3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.45-1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre3 (>= 2:8.41)
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_8.45-1+ubuntu22.04.1+deb.sury.org+1_amd64.deb
Size: 40728
MD5sum: efc0aa4197353afc31afc149389e8e0c
SHA1: d71e89039bae63917d52b7f01ca5b55923b7d397
SHA256: 6923c91b66d3facc4c771e9363b2774111b9676aacdb2bcdeec7205e2887a3d9
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Description-md5: b0a601c5f8b647ddc42b4beaba17e22e

Package: pcregrep
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: pcre3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre3
Replaces: pgrep (<< 4.5)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pcre3/pcregrep_8.39-13ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 29280
MD5sum: ff60dd05aa327b960a9a87f53f31023d
SHA1: a261765c7398f891479b651222c41b2c2829dc84
SHA256: a1a7e9f39fcc201d5928d96df94453cfa636a7e885027b688fbf7eadde817501
SHA512: c88a5e7dc3ddebcf5bfccb3ed8c6f0937f2c5888f851a05c052a463337d149d7ec10c6ac90f53d0f0879317633368fb4b944a06227a2e6bdcb673fc3d2e7e231
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Description-md5: b0a601c5f8b647ddc42b4beaba17e22e

Package: pcregrep
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:8.39-13build5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: pcre3
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre3
Replaces: pgrep (<< 4.5)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pcre3/pcregrep_8.39-13build5_amd64.deb
Size: 29276
MD5sum: 756b3de1f865f984554dba0b605a924e
SHA1: c56eb955f8eb1dee27d4aceb4cd2bec49153be31
SHA256: b2806dcda4182155fc3ad4347452b2e29f6bdfd46af40a84fe1ddd5f09af392f
SHA512: 999bfab944048d8caa61a21611ddfdfb4da4077e06d36b9a018b9d3e6f5f84a4df87180322051e6d6a9a1d6330ec5460e6654d3631bedd77d5505f5536f128f4
Description: grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Description-md5: b0a601c5f8b647ddc42b4beaba17e22e