How To Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36.
What is libcap-ng-devel
The libcap-ng-devel package contains the files needed for developing applications that need to use the libcap-ng library.
We can use yum or dnf to install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcap-ng-devel.
Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap-ng-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libcap-ng-devel
Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap-ng-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libcap-ng-devel
How To Uninstall libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libcap-ng-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libcap-ng-devel
libcap-ng-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
---
title: "How To Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libcap-ng-devel"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-ng-devel in Fedora 36. libcap-ng-devel is Header files for libcap-ng library"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
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## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libcap-ng-devel` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libcap-ng-devel`
> The libcap-ng-devel package contains the files needed for developing applications that need to use the libcap-ng library.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libcap-ng-devel` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcap-ng-devel.
## Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.
```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap-ng-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libcap-ng-devel
Install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap-ng-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libcap-ng-devel
How To Uninstall libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libcap-ng-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libcap-ng-devel
libcap-ng-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/include/cap-ng.h
/usr/lib64/libcap-ng.so
/usr/lib64/libdrop_ambient.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libcap-ng.pc
/usr/share/aclocal/cap-ng.m4
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_apply.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_apply_caps_fd.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_capability_to_name.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_change_id.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_clear.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_fill.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_caps_fd.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_caps_process.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_rootid.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_have_capabilities.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_have_capability.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_lock.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_name_to_capability.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_print_caps_numeric.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_print_caps_text.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_restore_state.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_save_state.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_set_rootid.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_setpid.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_update.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/capng_updatev.3.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-ng-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/include/cap-ng.h /usr/lib/libcap-ng.so /usr/lib/libdrop_ambient.so /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcap-ng.pc /usr/share/aclocal/cap-ng.m4 /usr/share/man/man3/capng_apply.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_apply_caps_fd.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_capability_to_name.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_change_id.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_clear.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_fill.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_caps_fd.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_caps_process.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_get_rootid.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_have_capabilities.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_have_capability.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_lock.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_name_to_capability.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_print_caps_numeric.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_print_caps_text.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_restore_state.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_save_state.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_set_rootid.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_setpid.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_update.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/capng_updatev.3.gz
## References
* [libcap-ng-devel website](https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libcap-ng-devel` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
