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catatonit

Container init that is so simple it's effectively brain-dead

About catatonit

Container init that is so simple it's effectively brain-dead

This project links 10 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 1 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.catatonit: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.211 recordsAlpine Linux 3.221 recordsAlpine Linux 3.231 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
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Project identity

Project
catatonit
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
10
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (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.

Catatonit is a /usr/bin/init program for use within containers. It forwards (almost) all signals to the spawned child, tears down the container when the spawned child exits, and otherwise cleans up other exited processes (zombies). This is a reimplementation of other container init programs (such as "tini" or "dumb-init"), but uses modern Linux facilities (such as signalfd(2)) and has no additional features.

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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. catatonit

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source catatonit

    0.2.0-r0

    Container init that is so simple it's effectively brain-dead

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. catatonit

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source catatonit

    0.2.1-r0

    Container init that is so simple it's effectively brain-dead

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. catatonit

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source catatonit

    0.2.1-r0

    Container init that is so simple it's effectively brain-dead

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. catatonit

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / admin / source catatonit

    0.1.7-1+b2

    init process for containers

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. catatonit

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / admin / source catatonit

    0.2.1-2+b13

    init process for containers

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. catatonit

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source catatonit

    0.2.1-3.fc43

    A signal-forwarding process manager for containers

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. catatonit

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source catatonit

    0.2.1-5.fc44

    A signal-forwarding process manager for containers

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. catatonit

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Management / source catatonit

    0.1.7-150500.1.3

    A signal-forwarding process manager for containers

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. catatonit

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Management / source catatonit

    0.2.0-160000.2.2

    A signal-forwarding process manager for containers

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. catatonit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Management / source catatonit

    0.2.1-1.7

    A signal-forwarding process manager for containers

    x86_64tumbleweed

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