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Bubblewrap can run in two modes, either using unprivileged user
namespaces or setuid mode. This requires that the kernel supports this,
-which some distributions disable. For instance, Arch completely
-disables user namespaces, while Debian supports unprivileged user
-namespaces, but only if you turn on the
-`kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone` sysctl.
+which some distributions disable. For instance, Debian and Arch
+([linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=linux) kernel v4.14.5 or later), support user namespaces with the `kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone` sysctl enabled.
If unprivileged user namespaces are not available, then Bubblewrap must
be built as setuid root. This is believed to be safe, as it is