How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libcap2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libcap2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libcap2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.66-5ubuntu1
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: 97
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.66-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 29938
MD5sum: ab352e3eab1699999639956ec931ef5e
SHA1: 60aed6b4ec65b07f28afa4ed4c8dba0fd334e176
SHA256: ac02d261cf8fe7be4cef3e43ff67906da85de4e359ed5c4199b707bdeff0ab62
SHA512: 8a46ecc678de4d532f9813126004b30f847aac800a45e726593da238c13222ee54ada3df29c506a6481891b79202358aebccc280e259ce5add1cf54d8e09f084
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal, server-minimal