Fakechroot
Fakechroot
http://fakechroot.alioth.debian.org/
gives a fake chroot environment - utilities
The fakechroot preloads a library which overrides libc functions, so it is possible to use root-specific tools without root privileges.
In fake chroot you can install i.e. Debian bootstrap, create developer's environment and build packages inside chroot'ed system using standard non-root user account.
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License: GPL-2+
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Piotr Roszatycki | contact |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Python (Ref) | https://pypi.org/project/fakechroot | |
| Download | http://github.com/fakechroot/fakechroot/downloads | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fakechroot |
Software prerequisites
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