# termux/proot-distro

A utility for managing proot containers.

Repository: https://github.com/termux/proot-distro
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/proot-distro
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, proot, proot-distro, python, termux
Last push: 2026-08-22T11:48:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2235, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 7.5, "n_releases_24m": 37}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3436, forks 432 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:04.924151+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI utility for managing rootless Linux containers using proot, in Termux on Android or on regular Linux hosts. It can pull Docker/OCI images, build images from Dockerfiles without a daemon, and run full Linux userlands without root access.

## Use cases
- run ubuntu on android without root
- manage proot linux containers from the command line
- build oci images from a dockerfile without docker daemon
- spin up a linux distro on a phone or tablet
- cross-compile for another cpu architecture with qemu user-mode
- try a linux distribution non-destructively
- run server software on android from docker images

## When to choose
- you need a rootless chroot-like Linux environment on Android or a Linux host
- you want to pull or build OCI images without installing Docker or requiring root
- you are working in Termux and want a full desktop-class Linux userland

## When to avoid
- you need true kernel-level isolation, strong security boundaries, or resource limits
- you need full Docker compatibility such as networking features, volumes, or orchestration
- you are on macOS, Windows, or another platform without proot support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: container-runtime, cli, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, python
- tags: proot, rootless-containers, oci-images, termux, dockerfile-build, chroot-alternative, no-root, containers, command-line, android, linux

## Member repositories
- termux/proot-distro (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.924151+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:42.130389+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/termux/proot-distro (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.924151+00:00, sha b6b642f7b2f4)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/proot-distro/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:31:51.631533+00:00, sha ebfe8e43fd3a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.