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fakeroot

Tool for simulating superuser privileges

  • Build tool
  • CLI
  • Dev
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · May 27, 2026 description in en

Description

Runs commands in an environment that pretends file ownership changes were made by root, without actually requiring full superuser privileges. Package build systems use it to create archives with correct ownership metadata.

It is a terminal tool for development and packaging. It should not be treated as a security boundary; it simulates metadata for build output rather than granting real administrative access.

How to run

fakeroot

Commands: fakeroot

Permissions

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