How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libcap2" package

This tutorial shows how to install libcap2 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcap2 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 18334
MD5sum: 6fa6b8822cedaf224e9ac9924401fbab
SHA1: 0a0d36a70e5a5754e28f00bcd79453248f6ebf8b
SHA256: b5c190b0094512bea830fff3891f10c5e098487b6869b5d0c15e660c2837f7a5
SHA512: 17a8fbea9758cbf3a0305a50d3484c59275bcefc39e71e4d251142cace71c1f4958561a4b4368179d988d64c52b9a16ae441aa14d3b9f2371ecb215177ee0fa7
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1build3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 65
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.44-1build3_amd64.deb
Size: 18114
MD5sum: 08855500d83650f8bbebae6d3e59e7c1
SHA1: 29c6a62ab4ea77f145492761327481a3028f13ee
SHA256: b772624a0c82a7b748290efcfd6ebd3ce733e6f9a5a552ebe9dadd828be1caee
SHA512: 0d8e8ed72fc7ebeff9caa8dac86b3d1f82600fadc6d61b3b6ad730a9e3f31a830355c3196232c4372aa8aa9252b0f31a2aca8004a795f36ae7e5037f6387ffbb
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: minimal, server-minimal