How To Install libcap2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcap2-bin
libcap2-bin is:
Libcap 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.
This package contains additional utilities.
There are three methods to install libcap2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcap2-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcap2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcap2-bin
Install libcap2-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcap2-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcap2-bin
Install libcap2-bin Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcap2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcap2-bin
How To Uninstall libcap2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcap2-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcap2-bin
Uninstall libcap2-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcap2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcap2-bin
Remove libcap2-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libcap2-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcap2-bin
Remove libcap2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcap2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcap2-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap2-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
