How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "libcap2" package

Learn how to install libcap2 on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                libcap2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcap2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcap2 on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                libcap2
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap2 package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package libcap2:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : libcap2
Version : 2.69-1.6
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 66.0 KiB
Installed : Yes (automatically)
Status : up-to-date
Source package : libcap-2.69-1.6.src
Upstream URL : https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Summary : Library for Capabilities (linux-privs) Support
Description :
Capabilities are a measure to limit the omnipotence of the superuser.
Currently a program started by root or setuid root has the power to do
anything. Capabilities (Linux-Privs) provide a more fine-grained access
control. Without kernel patches, you can use this library to drop
capabilities within setuid binaries. If you use patches, this can be
done automatically by the kernel.