package selinux 1:0.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[clayton baber]

i ran:

apt-get install selinux-basics selinux-policy-default selinux-policy-dev selinux-policy-doc selinux-policy-dummy selinux-policy-mls selinux-policy-src makeselinux-utils

after rebooting from installing selinux.

trying to compile libvirt: (errors)
/usr/bin/ld: ../src/.libs/libvirt-lxc.so: undefined reference to symbol 'freecon'
/usr/bin/ld: note: 'freecon' is defined in DSO /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 so try adding it to the linker command line
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1: could not read symbols: Invalid operation
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

prob didn't need to install all of those packages, but i'm just throwing stuff at it in hopes that it will build

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: selinux 1:0.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 10 15:00:51 2013
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing selinux-policy-ubuntu ...
 Processing triggers for selinux ...
 semodule deferred processing now taking place
 dpkg: error processing selinux (--remove):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature: package:selinux:1:0.11:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-18 (84 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: selinux
Title: package selinux 1:0.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

If you're not using a build tool such as sbuild or pbuilder to help with repeatable builds, you probably want to run "apt-get build-dep libvirt" to install the packages declared as build dependencies of libvirt before recompiling libvirt.

I hope this helps, thanks.

[clayton baber (baberlicious)]

@seth

i completely forgot about build-dep, thanks for the reminder. while i was missing a few packages, the error still happened at the same place.

since this is technically a bug report for selinux, i don't expect any follow up on my issues with building libvirt.
i've since given up on building it. the reason i was trying to build it to begin with no longer applies to me.

thanks a lot though!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[abhimanyu (abhimanyu)]

thnaks all....will try your steps
(big help)