How to Install and Uninstall fakechroot Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "fakechroot" package

This tutorial shows how to install fakechroot on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fakechroot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fakechroot" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall fakechroot on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fakechroot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fakechroot package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: fakechroot
Architecture: all
Version: 2.19-3.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Piotr Roszatycki
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 85
Depends: libfakechroot (>= 2.19-3.3), libfakechroot (<< 2.19-3.3.1~)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fakechroot/fakechroot_2.19-3.3_all.deb
Size: 23016
MD5sum: d9067da8bf1d14858874815d6aaea945
SHA1: c114fd8a27a5fc106334ce407b30d6f6374afddb
SHA256: 7a06e226bd54e73888d99ae451b4a3515d13afb95ca2cf7fd66874f3ae271f9c
SHA512: fd789a4087c03de9618961ef6df73886fcae45f0e41ef66ce83d0304b28b5f779d491caf3bd3053d4aeaaf1dd308e2471700cfd3aa768b7983d9aa39346f7fe6
Homepage: https://github.com/dex4er/fakechroot
Description-en: 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.
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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.
Description-md5: 0c165550cf5523a24566df225595c60f