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strace

strace is an open-source diagnostic and debugging utility for Linux that monitors and tampers with interactions between processes and the kernel, such as system calls and signals. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or later.

Licensing at a Glance

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  1. strace is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or later.[1]

  2. The strace test suite is provided under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.[2]

  3. Linux kernel UAPI header files bundled for compatibility are provided under GPL version 2 only with the syscall exception.[3]

  4. Official repositories are on GitHub and GitLab, and officially signed release tarballs are published on the project site.[4]

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References

  1. strace · strace.io · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. strace/COPYING at master · strace/strace · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. strace/COPYING at master · strace/strace · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. strace · strace.io · retrieved 2026-09-27
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