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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "libcap-ng-utils" package

Please follow the steps below to install libcap-ng-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libcap-ng-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libcap-ng-utils on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcap-ng-utils package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libcap-ng-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.9-2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: libcap-ng
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libcap-ng0 (= 0.7.9-2.2)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-utils_0.7.9-2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 15624
MD5sum: 1ab3b1c6f48408bd2b3ab5e967287869
SHA1: 533ace4d112e9cf42d64c420ff8622791a579966
SHA256: 278aa187430959c9d3c30d3f09ad8c075a8afe8c5b123afcfeafa926160beaf6
SHA512: 1ccf15a8cfda0ba55eec86327edc83db0a108c7b5adedd869d2c27a6f813154b7741d728950adda9649126068175af5f82bb78811704c624ff4cf25c6ce1e77d
Homepage: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
Description-en: Utilities for analysing and setting file capabilities
This library 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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The libcap-ng library is intended to make programming with POSIX
capabilities much easier than the traditional libcap library.
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This package contains utilities for analysing and setting file capabilities.
Description-md5: fbe5ccdbf5d2f02cbe089add9ba015da