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sandbox (Gentoo Sandbox Tool)
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Sandbox is a library (and helper utility) to run programs in a
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"sandboxed" environment. This is used as a QA measure to try and
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prevent applications from modifying files they should not.
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For example, in the Gentoo world they use it so they can build
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applications as root and make sure that the build system does not do
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crazy things outside of its build directory. Such as install files to
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the live root file system or modify config files on the fly.
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For people who are familiar with the Debian "fakeroot" project or the
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RPM based "InstallWatch", sandbox is in the same vein of projects.
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