Information about the package, policycoreutils-python, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The policycoreutils-python package is designed for, SELinux policy core python utilities.
Package Name:
policycoreutils-python
Summary:
SELinux policy core python utilities
Description:
The policycoreutils-python package contains the management tools use to manage an SELinux environment.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.0.83
Release:
30.1.el6_8
Size:
437 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the policycoreutils-python package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install policycoreutils-python
This command will install policycoreutils-python on the server.
yum remove policycoreutils-python
This command will un-install policycoreutils-python on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove policycoreutils-python, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove policycoreutils-python
This command will un-install policycoreutils-python on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove policycoreutils-python when using the -y flag.
yum update policycoreutils-python
This command will update policycoreutils-python to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove policycoreutils-python, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update policycoreutils-python
This command will update policycoreutils-python to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove policycoreutils-python when using the -y flag.
yum info policycoreutils-python
This command will show you core information about the policycoreutils-python package.
yum deplist policycoreutils-python
This command will show you the dependencies for policycoreutils-python. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update policycoreutils-python
This command will check if there is an update waiting on policycoreutils-python. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.