update-binfmts
Support for extra binary formats
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/update-binfmts.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install binfmt-support - Ubuntu
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apt-get install binfmt-support - Kali Linux
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apt-get install binfmt-support - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install binfmt-support - Raspbian
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apt-get install binfmt-support - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/update-binfmts
binfmt-support
Support for extra binary formats
The binfmt_misc kernel module, contained in versions 2.1.43 and later of the Linux kernel, allows system administrators to register interpreters for various binary formats based on a magic number or their file extension, and cause the appropriate interpreter to be invoked whenever a matching file is executed. Think of it as a more flexible version of the #! executable interpreter mechanism. This package provides an 'update-binfmts' script with which package maintainers can register interpreters to be used with this module without having to worry about writing their own init.d scripts, and which sysadmins can use for a slightly higher-level interface to this module.