How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 09,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libcap-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
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: 146
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 39440
MD5sum: 44c3f087b37cbd56dd91de3e445c3161
SHA1: fb2d21e1bec3bcf7597973e701886079e45b3a09
SHA256: 5075df14a790e4abc16196eb239a048dd43297d734fcc4d9efb0d5d56a17d588
SHA512: b2af130d3d807595dfb39141cd472f481d7d03ca296efb4febf8d93ec7f5c999a1c496d247670d28f227662d2b97e81981c58ac46666c402eb8c70669a17976b
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a

Package: libcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.44-1build3
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: 146
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.44-1build3)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.44-1build3_amd64.deb
Size: 39478
MD5sum: 36050f0b2062a4b4786182c7fada9d24
SHA1: f1845c7943308aec955d7fbda12f6ffe8ea4614a
SHA256: 11d7f443b5418bd5b58f9e235377bfdeadff11fc1ab2e8b6e610352ec01b7a80
SHA512: 8c29045170f848f644947b74cef269e3a591a813f444a43f4b9352b4f0cf79fb048f1d8a27f4021647590a71163e9320641d835dffb8d94a95d67aff4a13c308
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Description: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a