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drop-root

v1.2.2 Growing

Drop root privileges easily

Unlicense Edition 2024
Development tools::FFIOperating systems::Unix APIs #security#unix#service#daemon#privileges

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (3KB, 2 deps)

Security

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Downloads
8.3K
Dependents
0
Releases
7
Size
3KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

137 downloads in the last 30 days (5/day), up 328% from the previous period.

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Stable for 5+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 7 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 3KB, drop-root is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 6/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
3/day avg+95%
01020304012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Version Adoption

v0.1.1
58%
v0.1.0
18%
v1.0.0
13%
v1.2.2
6%
v1.2.0
5%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
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