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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "selinux-utils" package

Learn how to install selinux-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall selinux-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: selinux-utils
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 264
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian SELinux maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: libselinux
Version: 2.4-3build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3, libselinux1 (>= 2.2)
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libselinux/selinux-utils_2.4-3build2_amd64.deb
Size: 53964
MD5sum: b9aa4b6ebb8aeedbde8759902ba4d7b8
SHA1: 77bdb5847060845c0a158f567b1ddd7fa34b7236
SHA256: e6115db61bdbcdccbf0a91f10fba0506519c115d39865ea37498abd146758126
Description-en: SELinux utility programs
This package provides various utility programs for a Security-enhanced
Linux system. 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. This package
provides utility programs to get and set process and file security
contexts and to obtain security policy decisions.
Description-md5: 0dfe4ba09954ecdcb854ff898167f98b
Homepage: http://userspace.selinuxproject.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu