How to install setpriv on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install setpriv package on Ubuntu 16.10.
Quick installation of setpriv:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: setpriv
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install setpriv
Package Details | |
| Package: | setpriv |
| Version: | 2.28.2-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | tool to run a program with different Linux privilege settings This package provides the setpriv command which allows the user to set or query various Linux privilege settings that are inherited across execve. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install setpriv on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If setpriv is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L setpriv' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L setpriv dpkg-query: package 'setpriv' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing setpriv:
After system update use the following command to install setpriv:
sudo apt-get install setpriv
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove setpriv from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the setpriv from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the setpriv following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove setpriv
Following command is used to remove the setpriv package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove setpriv
This will remove setpriv and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing setpriv with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge setpriv
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove setpriv
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with setpriv package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.