How To Install libdcap1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdcap1
libdcap1 is:
dCache is a distributed mass storage system. This package contains the client libraries.
There are three methods to install libdcap1 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 libdcap1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcap1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdcap1
Install libdcap1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdcap1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdcap1
Install libdcap1 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 libdcap1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdcap1
How To Uninstall libdcap1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdcap1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdcap1
Uninstall libdcap1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdcap1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdcap1
Remove libdcap1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdcap1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdcap1
Remove libdcap1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdcap1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdcap1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdcap1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
