debianutils ☆
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Description:
Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 5.23.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: debian system-utilities init-scripts package-management sysadmin
Install: brew install debianutils
About:
Debianutils is a collection of miscellaneous utilities that originated within the Debian operating system. It includes essential tools like 'run-parts' for executing scripts in directories and 'ischroot' for detecting execution within a chroot environment. These utilities provide core functionality often relied upon by system initialization scripts and package management systems.
Key Features:
  • Includes 'run-parts' to execute all executable files within a specified directory
  • Provides 'ischroot' for detecting if the current process is running in a chroot
  • Contains 'update-rc.d' for managing SysV style init script links
  • Offers 'install-info' for managing 'dir' style Info directory files
Use Cases:
  • Managing system startup and service initialization via init scripts
  • Automating batch processing of scripts within specific directories
  • Handling package installation and removal tasks in Debian-based systems
Alternatives:
  • util-linux – Provides similar low-level system utilities but focuses more on standard Linux kernel and filesystem operations rather than Debian-specific package management helpers.
  • coreutils – Offers the fundamental GNU file, shell, and text manipulation utilities, which are more general-purpose than the Debian-specific toolset.
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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