To install Reference Policy sources into /etc/selinux/refpolicy/src/policy: make install-src This will back up a pre-existing source policy to the /etc/selinux/refpolicy/src/policy.bak directory. After installing the policy sources, the old Make targets have been maintained: Local policy development: make policy Compile and install the policy: make install Compile, install, and load the policy: make load Filesystem labeling: make relabel make checklabels make restorelabels See the README for more information on available make targets.