# Install rootlesskit Linux-native "fake root" for implementing rootless containers. Version 3.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rootlesskit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rootlesskit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add rootlesskit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rootlesskit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install rootlesskit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rootlesskit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#rootlesskit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ro/rootlesskit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S rootlesskit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rootlesskit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install rootlesskit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rootlesskit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:rootlesskit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 3.0.1 - **Source summary:** Linux-native "fake root" for implementing rootless containers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-27T15:15:18Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - rootlessctl (cli) - rootlesskit (cli) - rootlessctl (alias) - rootlesskit (alias) ## Build Dependencies - go ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Depending on the kernel configuration, you may need to add the following line to /etc/sysctl.d/99-rootless.conf, and run `sysctl -a`: kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns = 0 - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 3.0.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-27 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - Upstream latest detected: v3.0.1 (current) ## Notes de sécurité infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rootlesskit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev - 2.0.2-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux-native "fake root" for rootless containers (library) | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - Debian apt - rootlesskit - 2.0.2-2+b9: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rootlesskit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux-native "fake root" for rootless containers | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - Nix - rootlesskit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ro/rootlesskit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev - 1.1.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-rootless-containers-rootlesskit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux-native "fake root" for rootless containers (library) | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - Ubuntu apt - rootlesskit - 1.1.1-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rootlesskit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux-native "fake root" for rootless containers | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - apk - rootlesskit - 2.3.5-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rootlesskit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux-native fake root for implementing rootless containers | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - apk - rootlesskit-doc - 2.3.5-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rootlesskit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux-native fake root for implementing rootless containers (documentation) | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - apk - rootlesskit-docker-proxy - 2.3.5-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rootlesskit-docker-proxy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux-native fake root for implementing rootless containers - Docker proxy | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - dnf - rootlesskit - 3.0.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rootlesskit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Linux-native "fake root" for implementing rootless containers | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - pacman - rootlesskit - 3.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rootlesskit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Native "fake root" for implementing rootless containers | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit - zypper - rootlesskit - 3.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rootlesskit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Linux-native fakeroot using user namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit ## Related Links - 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