How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

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