How To Install android-libselinux-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux-dev on Debian 10.
What is android-libselinux-dev
android-libselinux-dev 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.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install android-libselinux-dev 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-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 android-libselinux-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-libselinux-dev
Install android-libselinux-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libselinux-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-libselinux-dev
Install android-libselinux-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libselinux-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-libselinux-dev
How To Uninstall android-libselinux-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the android-libselinux-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-libselinux-dev
Uninstall android-libselinux-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-libselinux-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libselinux-dev
Remove android-libselinux-dev Configurations and Data
To remove android-libselinux-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-libselinux-dev
Remove android-libselinux-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-libselinux-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libselinux-dev
Dependencies
android-libselinux-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.