How To Install android-libselinux on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux on Ubuntu 22.04. android-libselinux is Security-Enhanced Linux for Android

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux on Ubuntu 22.04.

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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04

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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libselinux package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.