How To Install libpam-cap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-cap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpam-cap
libpam-cap 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 PAM module for enforcing capabilities on users and groups at PAM session start time.
There are three methods to install libpam-cap 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 libpam-cap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-cap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-cap
Install libpam-cap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-cap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-cap
Install libpam-cap 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 libpam-cap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-cap
How To Uninstall libpam-cap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpam-cap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-cap
Uninstall libpam-cap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-cap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-cap
Remove libpam-cap Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-cap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-cap
Remove libpam-cap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-cap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-cap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-cap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.