How to uninstall or remove libdcap1 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to uninstall or remove libdcap1 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)

You can uninstall or removes an installed libdcap1 package itself from Debian 7 (Wheezy) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove libdcap1 

Uninstall libdcap1 including dependent package

If you would like to remove libdcap1 and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libdcap1 
Use Purging libdcap1

If you use with purge options to libdcap1 package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge libdcap1 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libdcap1 

See Also,

How to install libdcap1 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?