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

Last updated: May 08,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libcap-ng-utils 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-ng-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libcap-ng-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "libcap-ng-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libcap-ng-utils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the libcap-ng-utils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libcap-ng-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7.9-2.2build3
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 (>= 2.34), libcap-ng0 (= 0.7.9-2.2build3)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcap-ng/libcap-ng-utils_0.7.9-2.2build3_amd64.deb
Size: 16166
MD5sum: dcb47a52edae0ace40d508ac08a5337a
SHA1: 3a1a36cd18270bee7319b9aa6ffc084581c288fe
SHA256: 856e74619ac8776b2a5c937e91e01f7b4b1db491d3e2de924b4031abc13805a9
SHA512: eab48ce18bc568fb764cef8cf15482a342531bed0c901bd666e89f888a9b1bf26da6a06911cf0340df71402054599ec5cff939799c5be955002554f0a0f31aaf
Homepage: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
Description: Utilities for analysing and setting file capabilities
Description-md5: fbe5ccdbf5d2f02cbe089add9ba015da