# Install runc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:runc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install runc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add runc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install runc ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: runc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#runc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/runc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S runc ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: runc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install runc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: runc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:runc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.0 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T15:29:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - runc (cli) - runc (alias) ## Dependencies - libpathrs - libseccomp ## Build dependencies - go - go-md2man - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.5.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for runc. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: config.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** runc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev - 1.1.15+ds1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Open Container Project - development files | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Debian apt - runc - 1.1.15+ds1-2+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: runc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Open Container Project - runtime | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Nix - runc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/runc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev - 1.1.12+ds1-2ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Open Container Project - development files | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Ubuntu apt - runc - 1.1.12-0ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: runc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Open Container Project - runtime | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - apk - runc - 1.4.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification | https://www.opencontainers.org - apk - runc-doc - 1.4.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification (documentation) | https://www.opencontainers.org - dnf - runc - 1.4.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: runc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - pacman - runc - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: runc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | CLI tool for managing OCI compliant containers | https://runc.io/ - zypper - runc - 1.4.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: runc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tool for spawning and running OCI containers | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [libseccomp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libseccomp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go-md2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-md2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [buildkitd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/buildkitd/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [docker-engine](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-engine/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [conmon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/conmon/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: containers, libseccomp, oci. - [crun](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crun/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: containers, libseccomp, oci. - [slirp4netns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slirp4netns/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: containers, libseccomp. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/runc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/runc.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph