How To Install libsepol-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsepol-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsepol-dev is SELinux binary policy manipulation library and development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-dev on Debian 12.

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 Debian 12. 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 Debian. 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 Debian 12

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 Debian 12, 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 Debian 12 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 Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.