# Install runc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:runc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install runc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add runc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install runc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: runc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install runc ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: runc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#runc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/runc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S runc ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: runc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install runc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: runc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:runc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.5.1 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-14T03:52:13Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - runc (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.5.1 ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for runc. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: config.json ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev - 1.1.15+ds1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Open Container Project - development files | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Debian apt - runc - 1.1.15+ds1-2+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: runc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Open Container Project - runtime | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Nix - runc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ru/runc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev - 1.1.12+ds1-2ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Open Container Project - development files | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - Ubuntu apt - runc - 1.1.12-0ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: runc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Open Container Project - runtime | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - apk - runc - 1.5.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification | https://www.opencontainers.org - apk - runc-doc - 1.5.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: runc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification (documentation) | https://www.opencontainers.org - dnf - runc - 1.5.1-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: runc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc - pacman - runc - 1.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: runc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | CLI tool for managing OCI compliant containers | https://runc.io/ - zypper - runc - 1.4.3-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: runc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Tool for spawning and running OCI containers | https://github.com/opencontainers/runc ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/runc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/runc.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - curated configuration and credential file locations - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph