How to Install and Uninstall libcap-ng.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "libcap-ng.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libcap-ng.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                libcap-ng.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcap-ng.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libcap-ng.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                libcap-ng.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap-ng.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : libcap-ng
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.7.5
Release : 4.amzn2.0.4
Size : 49 k
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : An alternate posix capabilities library
URL : http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
License : LGPLv2+
Description : Libcap-ng is a library that makes using posix capabilities easier