libcap-bin | basic utility programs for using capabilities | Mehr ...
This packages contains the programs sucap, execap, getpcaps, setpcaps for manipulation of capabilities.
libcap-dev | development libraries and header files for libcap | Mehr ...
Contains the necessary support for building applications that use capabilities.
libcap1 | support for getting/setting POSIX.1e capabilities | Mehr ...
This library 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. Note that it will not provide any functionality with kernels below 2.2
