# Install jailkit Utilities to create limited user accounts in a chroot jail. Version 2.23 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jailkit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jailkit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jailkit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/jailkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install jailkit ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: jailkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:jailkit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.23 - **Source summary:** Utilities to create limited user accounts in a chroot jail - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - jk_check (cli) - jk_chrootlaunch (cli) - jk_chrootsh (cli) - jk_cp (cli) - jk_init (cli) - jk_jailuser (cli) - jk_list (cli) - jk_lsh (cli) - jk_socketd (cli) - jk_uchroot (cli) - jk_update (cli) - jk_check (alias) - jk_chrootlaunch (alias) - jk_chrootsh (alias) - jk_cp (alias) - jk_init (alias) - jk_jailuser (alias) - jk_list (alias) - jk_lsh (alias) - jk_socketd (alias) - jk_uchroot (alias) - jk_update (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 2.23 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://olivier.sessink.nl/jailkit/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jailkit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - jailkit - 2.23-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jailkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tools to generate chroot jails easily | https://olivier.sessink.nl/jailkit/ - Ubuntu apt - jailkit - 2.23-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jailkit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tools to generate chroot jails easily | https://olivier.sessink.nl/jailkit/ - MacPorts - jailkit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/jailkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - 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