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runit

UNIX init scheme with service supervision

About runit

UNIX init scheme with service supervision

This project links 18 native package records across 5 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 3 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 5 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 4 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.runit: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.213 recordsAlpine Linux 3.223 recordsAlpine Linux 3.233 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)5 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)4 records
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Project identity

Project
runit
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
18
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13
License expression
BSD
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

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UNIX init scheme with service supervision (OpenRC init scripts)

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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.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. runit

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. runit-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. runit-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. runit

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. runit-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. runit-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source runit

    2.2.0-r1

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. runit

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source runit

    2.3.0-r0

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. runit-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source runit

    2.3.0-r0

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. runit-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source runit

    2.3.0-r0

    UNIX init scheme with service supervision (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. getty-run

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / source runit

    2.1.2-54

    runscripts to supervise getty processes

    allbookworm
  2. runit

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin

    2.1.2-54

    system-wide service supervision

    amd64arm64bookworm
  3. runit-init

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / source runit

    2.1.2-54

    system-wide service supervision (as init system)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  4. runit-run

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / source runit

    2.1.2-54

    service supervision (systemd and sysv integration)

    allbookworm
  5. runit-systemd

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / source runit

    2.1.2-54

    transitional package for runit-systemd users

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. getty-run

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin / source runit

    2.2.0-3

    runscripts to supervise getty processes

    alltrixie
  2. runit

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin

    2.2.0-3

    system-wide service supervision

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. runit-init

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin / source runit

    2.2.0-3

    system-wide service supervision (as init system)

    amd64arm64trixie
  4. runit-run

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin / source runit

    2.2.0-3

    service supervision (systemd and sysv integration)

    alltrixie

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