How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libcap-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcap-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcap-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libcap-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcap-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap-dev package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.32-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libcap2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 134
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.32-1)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.32-1_amd64.deb
Size: 33168
MD5sum: a9abfe10228f3879df9322142081e320
SHA1: 5cdd4995f81bfb2c74fa0b28b08f461d8ab55277
SHA256: 9524cce06695a205040860cce8e528258b865fc818fd834c971828580b419cd6
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a