How to Install and Uninstall selinux Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "selinux" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install selinux on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                selinux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "selinux" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall selinux on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                selinux
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the selinux package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: selinux
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 82
Maintainer: Ubuntu Hardened Developers
Original-Maintainer: J. Tang
Architecture: all
Version: 1:0.11
Provides: linux-security
Depends: policycoreutils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, initramfs-tools, selinux-utils, login (>= 4.0.18.2-1ubuntu1)
Pre-Depends: grub-pc
Recommends: selinux-policy-ubuntu | selinux-policy
Conflicts: apparmor, linux-security
Filename: pool/universe/s/selinux/selinux_0.11_all.deb
Size: 11212
MD5sum: 86c278a07996801369db800a067377e9
SHA1: 0447359311d3fd64f988e2115ad70981cb63c679
SHA256: e3c163633ffff1802da9b69e5ca79795bae7a987e3a927018ca3da2e2b1ab3b4
Description-en: Security-Enhanced Linux runtime support
This package provides the minimal scripts necessary to run a
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) system.
Description-md5: fe5bb6690ddceda5037130d07fbeeb10
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu