How To Install libcap2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap2 on Debian 9.
What is libcap2
libcap2 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 the shared library.
There are three methods to install libcap2 on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcap2
Install libcap2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcap2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcap2
Install libcap2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcap2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcap2
How To Uninstall libcap2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcap2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcap2
Uninstall libcap2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcap2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcap2
Remove libcap2 Configurations and Data
To remove libcap2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcap2
Remove libcap2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcap2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcap2
Dependencies
libcap2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcap2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.