How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 guide let you learn how to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.43-1
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: 149
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.43-1)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.43-1_amd64.deb
Size: 37524
MD5sum: 841b99a2e9fc8e6e0d38e0a7cbb28309
SHA1: e4869dea218b02225ec41df1ae004325ccf62348
SHA256: 3b880afeb6a51d2eabc46662b0aef60412c971ed73c0d79b092d7a029f1ddd3b
SHA512: 35f2f7ae8179cd1a1127e68449d575f66c3964620eb0b0adfbc11bafc1ccb413852d789f6fe984da76ba81781136bb5530d136fc47deea3c61c001714a83f728
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description-en: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
Libcap implements the user-space interfaces to the POSIX 1003.1e capabilities
available in Linux kernels. These capabilities are a partitioning of the all
powerful root privilege into a set of distinct privileges.
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This package contains the development files.
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a