How To Install android-libsepol on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libsepol on Ubuntu 20.04. android-libsepol is Security-Policy Linux for Android

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libsepol on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is android-libsepol

android-libsepol is:

This library provides an API for setting, checking sepolicy.

There are three methods to install android-libsepol on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-libsepol 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-libsepol using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install android-libsepol

Install android-libsepol Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install android-libsepol using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install android-libsepol

Install android-libsepol 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-libsepol using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-libsepol

How To Uninstall android-libsepol on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the android-libsepol package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove android-libsepol

Uninstall android-libsepol And Its Dependencies

To uninstall android-libsepol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libsepol

Remove android-libsepol Configurations and Data

To remove android-libsepol configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge android-libsepol

Remove android-libsepol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove android-libsepol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libsepol

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libsepol package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.