Command-line tool

ego

cargo/ego

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Alter Ego: run Linux desktop applications under a different local user

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

cargo install ego

macOS

cargo install ego

Linux

cargo install ego

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