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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libcap-ng-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libcap-ng-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcap-ng-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcap-ng-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap-ng-dev package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libcap-ng-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.4-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libcap-ng
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Håvard F. Aasen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 89
Depends: libcap-ng0 (= 0.8.4-2)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-dev_0.8.4-2_amd64.deb
Size: 29862
MD5sum: 91cf5a0995a1b3072aacd381f93d4cb3
SHA1: 7e6f3724b0815969073c7da7ec0afcb7a9c9a3ee
SHA256: c443d3f7389ca763af71cdaea789e253d86f4a3f67b5c94de88989a87bcf4602
SHA512: 9949a43324ce78aa855ed5306a92bce8c9979108835b621722d0af7fdc8e8af9970f7d307837a81b50dbc8d355babf6360e64573b5749c2e126b8ed629cb9ef9
Homepage: https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
Description: Development and header files for libcap-ng
Description-md5: 6bf038197874d462e28409906258bc69