How To Install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7.
What is compat-libcap1
libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities. libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.
We can use yum or dnf to install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-libcap1.
Install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install compat-libcap1 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install compat-libcap1
Install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install compat-libcap1 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install compat-libcap1
How To Uninstall compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the compat-libcap1 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove compat-libcap1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libcap1 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
