How to Install and Uninstall libcap2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "libcap2" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libcap2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libcap2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1build1
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: 65
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.44-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 16760
MD5sum: 952fb7792a9d2d6c67290c0fb169aefe
SHA1: 0147445d87b91891b0c10b024d4e98c526367add
SHA256: 7755c2313b54d0b723b0234dccb2fa8958249127764f0dd858dccd1271044b85
SHA512: dae1431d3e07946c7008786ced61d35b75ec9e47b697c999361b1689691ed3132dff96c57355d3ab4af34ae29db1caf0474e385b807d9303e8501025748d5ca1
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description-en: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
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 shared library.
Description-md5: cd474c07928607f123b20712016d716e
Task: minimal