How do I remove SELinux?

Question

How do I remove SELinux in Ubuntu Server 10.04 as the config file is not located in /etc/selinux and the folder /selinux is empty?

Solution 1

Ubuntu does not use SELinux. If the directory is annoying you, remove it with:

sudo rmdir /selinux

A similar application to SELinux which is used by Ubuntu is called AppArmor, but this is not enabled by default.

Solution 2

SELinux

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux feature that provides a variety of security policies for Linux kernel. It is included with CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux, and many other distributions.

AppArmor

AppArmor (Application Armor) is another security software for Linux . AppArmor was created as an alternative to SELinux. It is included with Ubuntu

Comments

[Sorin-Mihai Oprea]

I just failed miserably. Thanks for your reply!