How to Install and Uninstall libpam-cap Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libpam-cap" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libpam-cap on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-cap
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-cap" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpam-cap on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-cap
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-cap package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpam-cap
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: important
Section: libs
Source: libcap2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 45
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcap2 (>= 1:2.33), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpam-runtime (>= 1.1.3-2~)
Breaks: libcap2-bin (<< 1:2.22-1.1)
Replaces: libcap2-bin (<< 1:2.22-1.1)
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libpam-cap_2.44-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 7644
MD5sum: 4177b0846376ad8b40ad98a06d717144
SHA1: 1e5ded4214c6cb6f90cb44b99bbfdbe2bb84e821
SHA256: 0f5f2ca2e8b949abdbc5565709f884adc572abe2029243dfe688e28987fb8503
SHA512: c24dad95096132d67052ae8280aa7bc305e57a587a4e9c1a85bb65942b9780bc5e4df6f211567e0f28da0f305cf3cf2a6b1fb14162671b94bcc9709101aa9a74
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description-en: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (PAM module)
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 PAM module for enforcing capabilities on users and
groups at PAM session start time.
Description-md5: c481c3648554442cc6a66d0b34d0d8f6
Task: minimal