How to Install and Uninstall python-cap-ng Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "python-cap-ng" package

Learn how to install python-cap-ng on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-cap-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-cap-ng" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall python-cap-ng on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-cap-ng
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-cap-ng package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-cap-ng
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier
Architecture: amd64
Source: libcap-ng
Version: 0.7.7-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap-ng0, python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcap-ng/python-cap-ng_0.7.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 15270
MD5sum: cc25778ac1d2e03a1fe53fa563b26e7b
SHA1: cbc64453920d978723e9856211a9b229a5aaa8fb
SHA256: 9019b657d259d0c0ba84b2c56a7877c8772b2a5656bdd8a6c6e93ea33e3702a9
Description-en: Python bindings for libcap-ng
This library 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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The libcap-ng library is intended to make programming with POSIX
capabilities much easier than the traditional libcap library.
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This package contains the Python bindings for libcap-ng.
Description-md5: b6838825997f1e0b00d6781d80125d62
Homepage: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu