How To Install selinux-policy-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install selinux-policy-doc on Kali Linux.
What is selinux-policy-doc
selinux-policy-doc is:
The SELinux Reference Policy (refpolicy) is a complete SELinux policy, as an alternative to the existing strict and targeted policies available from http://selinux.sf.net. The goal is to have this policy as the system policy, be and used as the basis for creating other policies. Refpolicy is based on the current strict and targeted policies, but aims to accomplish many additional goals:
- Strong Modularity
- Clearly stated security Goals
- Documentation
- Development Tool Support
- Forward Looking
- Configurability
- Flexible Base Policy
- Application Policy Variations
- Multi-Level Security
This package contains the documentation for the reference policy.
There are three methods to install selinux-policy-doc on Kali Linux. 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-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install selinux-policy-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install selinux-policy-docInstall selinux-policy-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install selinux-policy-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install selinux-policy-docInstall selinux-policy-doc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install selinux-policy-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install selinux-policy-docHow To Uninstall selinux-policy-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the selinux-policy-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove selinux-policy-docUninstall selinux-policy-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall selinux-policy-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove selinux-policy-docRemove selinux-policy-doc Configurations and Data
To remove selinux-policy-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge selinux-policy-docRemove selinux-policy-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove selinux-policy-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge selinux-policy-docDependencies
selinux-policy-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install selinux-policy-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.