How to Install and Uninstall libpcre3-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libpcre3-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libpcre3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpcre3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libpcre3-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2211
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon
Architecture: amd64
Source: pcre3
Version: 2:8.38-3.1
Depends: libc6-dev, libpcre3 (= 2:8.38-3.1), libpcre16-3 (= 2:8.38-3.1), libpcre32-3 (= 2:8.38-3.1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.38-3.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_8.38-3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 525214
MD5sum: 727c30cb41f0dae33f16d3188808918a
SHA1: 57f1747b06c52bb2edaf8bdfbe7fad4840e61305
SHA256: dec512261c1aaeb4fb6dee31431df9e64d13697b09bbaf4a2df90c458cc2a2db
Description-en: 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.
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This package contains the development files, including headers, static
libraries, and documentation.
Description-md5: 3841aaec6be821ceb04646f8f92bb95c
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m