How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "libcap2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libcap2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libcap2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 57
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.32-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 15784
MD5sum: a746b5d43b6b550b156d7fd417140759
SHA1: 823d828f5f22de79eb60a20053aadaaeba52781c
SHA256: d94ec5abcf4f08b77bafff2a969dd62b19be6aac8bc7097c60f56332a9329e4e
SHA512: 0d5be5a24c2413d5aeebda95ea72422bd2c84064888b8991b20258b9c03dba39ed0999225d3b9c6b36f917b60ce8912f9632b0ad72879c974e4301bd5efbb325
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.32-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 56
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.32-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15856
MD5sum: a8c46ae8eb5329dc5040e86ad4e83eaf
SHA1: e5c69496b4ad645a532f56b868e97940f932a28e
SHA256: a6c4106e64e8edbefe8dfe1c02b703878031d9df443af75c751dd29a7d9d70ce
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core