How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1build1
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: 148
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.44-1build1)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.44-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 37476
MD5sum: a1b62e68f1c5532bf36d8e92925b5b08
SHA1: f0d954221f1d596b5cd2700cff1e12e3432dd871
SHA256: e9cb0e111ef06dc3be8cea40364fb8b5bcde2ea2d5c335c87306defde861ac02
SHA512: 2178e065b41eaca18c633d72282d68db03eab039f7dccd3c3ca4fd43107ba1a73f9608fdaf6e58de45fef232db2d9666088eb8b628073b94ba3da17387c0d833
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