How To Install libsepol-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libsepol-dev
libsepol-dev is:
libsepol allows programs to easily modify SELinux binary policies. This means changing the default values for booleans, or reading the policy for analysis.
This package contains the headers and archives used for linking it into your programs.
There are three methods to install libsepol-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsepol-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsepol-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsepol-dev
Install libsepol-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsepol-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsepol-dev
Install libsepol-dev 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 libsepol-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsepol-dev
How To Uninstall libsepol-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsepol-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsepol-dev
Uninstall libsepol-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsepol-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsepol-dev
Remove libsepol-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsepol-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsepol-dev
Remove libsepol-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsepol-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsepol-dev
Dependencies
libsepol-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.