sudo
v0.6.0 GrowingDetect if you are running as root, restart self with sudo if needed or setup uid zero when running with the SUID flag set.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 374 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
30.0K downloads in the last 30 days (1.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
374 crates depend on sudo. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 6+ years old, sudo hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 9KB, sudo is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include rsiot, sued, airgorah, tasker, service-install. When high-quality crates choose sudo, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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