SELinux

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Introduction

SELinux is a Mandatory Access Control (MAC) system which is a kernel (LSM) enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources.

SELinux in Ubuntu

SELinux can be enabled in Ubuntu by installing the "selinux" meta-package, which will make the needed changes to the system, and install the TreSys policies for Ubuntu: 

sudo apt-get install selinux

After installation, you will be prompted to reboot the system to label and activate SELinux.

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