fakeroot provides a fake "root environment" by means of LD_PRELOAD and SYSV IPC or TCP trickery.

• Development Status: 5 - Production/Stable
• Environment: Console (Text Based), No Input/Output (Daemon)
• Intended Audience: Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
• License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Operating System: POSIX
• Programming Language: C, Unix Shell
• Topic: Build Tools