How To Install python3-semanage on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-semanage on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-semanage is Python3 bindings for SELinux policy management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-semanage on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-semanage

python3-semanage is:

This package provides Python3 bindings for the management of SELinux policies.

Security-enhanced Linux is a patch of the Linux kernel and a number of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed to add mandatory access controls to Linux. The Security-enhanced Linux kernel contains new architectural components originally developed to improve the security of the Flask operating system. These architectural components provide general support for the enforcement of many kinds of mandatory access control policies, including those based on the concepts of Type Enforcement, Role-based Access Control, and Multi-level Security.

There are three methods to install python3-semanage on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-semanage Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-semanage using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-semanage

Install python3-semanage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-semanage using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-semanage

Install python3-semanage 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 python3-semanage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-semanage

How To Uninstall python3-semanage on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-semanage package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-semanage

Uninstall python3-semanage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-semanage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-semanage

Remove python3-semanage Configurations and Data

To remove python3-semanage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-semanage

Remove python3-semanage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-semanage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-semanage

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-semanage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.