How To Install libncap44 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncap44 on Ubuntu 18.04. libncap44 is network capture library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncap44 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libncap44

libncap44 is:

ncap is a network capture library like libpcap (on which it is based) and tcpdump. It produces binary data in its own ncap format, which can be stored in a dump file or transmitted over a UDP socket. Unlike libpcap, it discards data link headers and only supports IPv4 and IPv6 packets, but it can perform reassembly of IP datagrams.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libncap44 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 libncap44 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libncap44 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libncap44

Install libncap44 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libncap44 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libncap44

Install libncap44 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 libncap44 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libncap44

How To Uninstall libncap44 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libncap44 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libncap44

Uninstall libncap44 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libncap44 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncap44

Remove libncap44 Configurations and Data

To remove libncap44 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libncap44

Remove libncap44 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libncap44 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncap44

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libncap44 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.