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fakechroot

Gives a fake chroot environment

About fakechroot

Gives a fake chroot environment

This project links 8 native package records across 4 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 2 package records; Fedora 44: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.fakechroot: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 432 recordsFedora 442 records
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Project identity

Project
fakechroot
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
8
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

fakechroot runs a command in an environment were is additionally possible to use the chroot(8) call without root privileges. This is useful for allowing users to create their own chrooted environment with possibility to install another packages without need for root privileges.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. fakechroot

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    2.20.1+ds-15

    gives a fake chroot environment - utilities

    allbookworm
  2. libfakechroot

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source fakechroot

    2.20.1+ds-15

    gives a fake chroot environment - runtime

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. fakechroot

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    2.20.1+ds-18

    gives a fake chroot environment - utilities

    alltrixie
  2. libfakechroot

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source fakechroot

    2.20.1+ds-18

    gives a fake chroot environment - runtime

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. fakechroot

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source fakechroot

    2.20.1-23.fc43

    Gives a fake chroot environment

    aarch64x86_6443
  2. fakechroot-libs

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source fakechroot

    2.20.1-23.fc43

    Libraries of fakechroot

    aarch64i686x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. fakechroot

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source fakechroot

    2.20.1-24.fc44

    Gives a fake chroot environment

    aarch64x86_6444
  2. fakechroot-libs

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source fakechroot

    2.20.1-24.fc44

    Libraries of fakechroot

    aarch64i686x86_6444

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Mapping provenance

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