Related package versions are sqlite3: 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.1 sqlite3-pcre: 0~git20070120091816+4229ecc-1 libpcre3: git200701200918163.31.1-4ubuntu0.1 Yes, sqlite3-pcre has not been updated in 13 years, but I think it seems to be just a simple interface between sqlite and libpcre with libpcre doing the hard work.