How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 tutorial shows how to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.66-5ubuntu1
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: 2859
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.66-5ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.66-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 595898
MD5sum: cdce1166efe41431132d9f5fd4d0f99b
SHA1: b7fbf547aa6e228534619e4b4b8dd5898b7bba3f
SHA256: 9a4f3b75fd715a1de8193c0143caac144a5985733a051f59cc525ef2cab36969
SHA512: 8805a6a9757ad81b7f88bd4df09d6b1d2cd0e5384a44b1924714b67d8879477a94cd84f8273fc7531b9ef9caa012ff757c8d720d6a87d536ed264eb81138e971
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a