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Comparison with `unshare` from util-linux

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
linux

Research direction

Read the README's "Related project comparison" section first, then review the issue's references to util-linux and its unshare program. Add a focused comparison section describing how unshare relates to bubblewrap, with the README clearly documenting the distinction.

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Description

The util-linux packages are an official set of programs developed under the Linux organization. They are also preinstalled on pretty much every system as they contain e.g. agetty, login, and mount. They also ship a binary called unshare which is very similar to bubblewrap. It would be great to add a section for it under the "Related project comparison" part of the README

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