How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libcap2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libcap2 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcap2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcap2" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libcap2 on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcap2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap2 package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libcap2
Version: 1:2.44-1
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.44-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23604
MD5sum: ee70912fc35cea29a022591a4f1ba6c3
SHA256: 7a3ae3e97d0d403a4c54663c0bb48e9341d98822420a4ab808c6dc8e8474558f