How To Install android-libselinux on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux on Debian 10.
What is android-libselinux
android-libselinux is:
This library provides an API for SELinux applications to get and set process and file security contexts and to obtain security policy decisions.
This library is an AOSP fork of libselinux, adding features specifically for Android and is intended for Android libraries only.
There are three methods to install android-libselinux on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install android-libselinux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libselinux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-libselinux
Install android-libselinux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libselinux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-libselinux
Install android-libselinux 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libselinux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-libselinux
How To Uninstall android-libselinux on Debian 10
To uninstall only the android-libselinux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-libselinux
Uninstall android-libselinux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-libselinux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libselinux
Remove android-libselinux Configurations and Data
To remove android-libselinux configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-libselinux
Remove android-libselinux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-libselinux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libselinux
Dependencies
android-libselinux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.