How To Install libcap on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libcap
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 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcap.
Install libcap on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libcap
Install libcap on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libcap using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libcap
How To Uninstall libcap on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libcap package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libcap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
