How To Install selinux-policy-default on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install selinux-policy-default
on Debian 11.
What is selinux-policy-default
selinux-policy-default is:
This is the reference policy for SE Linux. In the default configuration it will provide the functionality previously known as the “targeted” policy. If the module “unconfined” is removed then it provides the functionality previously known as the “strict” policy.
This uses the MMCS system of categories.
There are three methods to install selinux-policy-default
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install selinux-policy-default Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install selinux-policy-default
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install selinux-policy-default
Install selinux-policy-default Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install selinux-policy-default
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install selinux-policy-default
Install selinux-policy-default 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 selinux-policy-default
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install selinux-policy-default
How To Uninstall selinux-policy-default on Debian 11
To uninstall only the selinux-policy-default
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove selinux-policy-default
Uninstall selinux-policy-default And Its Dependencies
To uninstall selinux-policy-default
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove selinux-policy-default
Remove selinux-policy-default Configurations and Data
To remove selinux-policy-default
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge selinux-policy-default
Remove selinux-policy-default configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove selinux-policy-default
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge selinux-policy-default
Dependencies
selinux-policy-default have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install selinux-policy-default
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.