How To Install libcap-static on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-static
on Fedora 36.
What is libcap-static
The libcap-static package contains static libraries needed to develop programs that use libcap and need to be statically linked. libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libcap-static
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcap-static.
Install libcap-static 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-static
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libcap-static
Install libcap-static 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-static
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libcap-static
How To Uninstall libcap-static on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libcap-static
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libcap-static
libcap-static Package Contents on Fedora 36
---
title: "How To Install libcap-static on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libcap-static"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-static in Fedora 36. libcap-static is Static libraries for libcap development"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/libcap-static-featured.png
---
## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libcap-static` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libcap-static`
> The libcap-static package contains static libraries needed to develop programs that use libcap and need to be statically linked. libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libcap-static` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcap-static.
## Install libcap-static 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-static
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libcap-static
Install libcap-static 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-static
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libcap-static
How To Uninstall libcap-static on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libcap-static
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libcap-static
libcap-static Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/libcap.a
/usr/lib/libpsx.a
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap-static
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/lib64/libcap.a /usr/lib64/libpsx.a
## References
* [libcap-static website](https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libcap-static` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).