SELinux on Debian (Sid), second try

[Magnus Therning <magnus-work@therning.org>]

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Hi all!

I made an earlier attempt at installing SELinux on a Debian box, but got
stuck on the policy package. After that I got side tracked at work, then
the computer I was doing it on started exhibiting strange behaviour...
well, now I have some time do try again. Despite the computer being
fixed I've decided to start all over (it doesn't take that long any way
(the rumour about Debian's unfriendly installer is grossly
exaggerated!)).

Anyway, I've come as far as installing Woody, then bringing it all up to
Sid. Now the questions start coming :-)

When following the instructions from the SF site[1] I notice that there
are basically two kinds of programs:

 1. SELinux related packages, libselinux1, etc.
 2. Additional packages, coreutils, etc.

Should they be installed in some specific order (i.e. SELinux packages
before the others, or the other way around)?

Does it matter when I install the kernel with SELinux support?

Can I install the SELinux packages (especially selinux-policy-default)
on a non-SELinux kernel? (I remember the install scripts running some
tools that are SELinux related, and that's where I got stuck the last
time.)

/M

P.S. The note about having to install the procps package seems to
unnecessary. AFAICS I already have a procps package that supports
SELinux.

1. http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=20372&group_id=21266
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