How to Install and Uninstall uid_wrapper.x86_64 Package on Fedora 38

Last updated: January 15,2025

1. Install "uid_wrapper.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install uid_wrapper.x86_64 on Fedora 38


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                uid_wrapper.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "uid_wrapper.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall uid_wrapper.x86_64 on Fedora 38:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                uid_wrapper.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the uid_wrapper.x86_64 package on Fedora 38

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Available Packages
Name : uid_wrapper
Version : 1.3.0
Release : 4.fc38
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 40 k
Source : uid_wrapper-1.3.0-4.fc38.src.rpm
Repository : fedora
Summary : A wrapper for privilege separation
URL : http://cwrap.org/
License : GPL-3.0-or-later
Description : Some projects like a file server need privilege separation to be able to switch
: to the connection user and do file operations. uid_wrapper convincingly lies
: to the application letting it believe it is operating as root and even
: switching between UIDs and GIDs as needed.
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: To use it set the following environment variables:
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: LD_PRELOAD=libuid_wrapper.so
: UID_WRAPPER=1
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: This package doesn't have a devel package cause this project is for
: development/testing.