Installation of xguest package fails when the selinux-policy-targeted package is not installed
Issue
- Installation of xguest package fails when the selinux-policy-targeted package is not installed
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This problem may be hit in two different scenarios:
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During installation of a fresh system, the kernel parameter selinux=0 is used, thus disabling selinux. At the same time, the xguest package is selected for installation. The error seen during installation is:
A fatal error occurred when installing the xguest package. This could indicate errors when reading the installation media. Installation cannot continue.
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On an existing system, selinux is disabled or the selinux-policy-targeted package is not installed. In such a case, the following error is seen:
Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package xguest-1.0.9-2.el6.noarch
libsemanage.semanage_install_active: Could not copy /etc/selinux/targeted/modules/active/policy.kern to /etc/selinux/targeted/policy/policy.24. (No such file or directory).
libsemanage.semanage_install_active: Could not copy /etc/selinux/targeted/modules/active/policy.kern to /etc/selinux/targeted/policy/policy.24. (No such file or directory).
/usr/sbin/semanage: Could not commit semanage transaction
error: %pre(xguest-1.0.9-2.el6.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping xguest-1.0.9-2.el6
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- xguest
- SELinux disabled and/or selinux packages are not installed
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