How to Install and Uninstall libcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libcap-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libcap-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libcap-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcap-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 94
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Christian Kastner
Architecture: amd64
Source: libcap2
Version: 1:2.24-12
Provides: libcap2-dev
Depends: libcap2 (= 1:2.24-12)
Suggests: manpages-dev
Filename: pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap-dev_2.24-12_amd64.deb
Size: 23044
MD5sum: 6c01cef7f7c1e997b8cb97e6463b421b
SHA1: b1c9ee58b8a99e967c2846c3f8e5300353cdce43
SHA256: 7828c4b3a3e9ee53a59c60d0180a3db5a4f36c871e035d84c481c0233d934956
Description-en: POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (development)
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 development files.
Description-md5: 71a80949663716b327d81d7b814ba91a
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m